MTS could become an alternative to the banks, wishing to join the National payment system. In order to do so the mobile operator only needs to change the status of subscriber’s accounts to make them equal to bank accounts.
MTS has the necessary infrastructure to make micropayments, and also a huge base of subscribers. The company has also declared that it is interested in development of mobile commerce and intends to conduct this activity according to the legislation. Elena Kokhanovskaya, PR Director of MTS, said: “Now we are consulting the regulators about our plans”. The majority of the schemes offered by the operator were approved by the regulators.
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