Latvia: number of POS terminals up in 2016

According to the data of Association of Latvian Commercial Banks, compared to 2015, the number of POS terminals in Latvia increased 16% in 2016, reaching 41,613 terminals in total. On average, 494 new POS terminals are released in the country. Aside from that, the number of legal persons using POS terminals to process clients’ payments…

Ukraine: NBU declares Diamantbank insolvent

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on April 24, recognized Diamantbank (Kyiv) insolvent, according to the central bank’s website. The NBU board made corresponding decision No. 264-RSh/BT as of April 1, the bank failed to achieve the minimum level of regulatory capital adequacy at a ratio of 5% established by the central bank. Following the…