The Vice President of the National Bank of Georgia, Ekaterine Galdava, along with the delegation members, paid an official visit to Ankara, the capital of Turkey.

Ekaterine Galdava, together with the representatives of the Payment Systems, Development of Financial and Supervisory Technology and International Relations departments of the Central Bank of Turkey, held working meetings with the representatives of the Payment Systems and Financial Technologies Department, as well as the Investor Relations and International Organizations Department of the Central Bank of Turkey.

The Georgian National Bank said the sides reviewed Turkey’s experience with implementation of instant payments and a quick response code standard, adding  the officials agreed that compliance with international standards simplified the connection of the infrastructure of payment systems.

In the meeting hosted as part of her delegation’s visit to Turkey, Galdava noted Georgia’s central bank promotes development of innovative approaches in payments by providing appropriate infrastructure and introducing mutually complementary standards, including the QR code standard.

The Bank also actively promotes development of new payment methods in order to provide customers with an innovative, safe and convenient payment alternative.