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Act 2020

National Payment Systems Act, 2020

Issued by Bank of Uganda

Effective: 4 Sep 2020

Plain-English summary

Requires a licence to operate a payment system, issue payment instruments or provide payment services (s. 6), and regulates electronic money issuance (s. 47) with trust accounts for e-money funds (ss. 49-50) that are protected from attachment (s. 52). Section 16 provides for the regulatory sandbox framework. The text read does not mention virtual currency.

Who it applies to

Payments & Fintech

Topics

Payments & Fintech / Digital Assets

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