Postal Payment Services Agreement

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The Postal Payment Services Agreement is an international treaty framework established under the Universal Postal Union that governs and standardizes cross-border postal payment and remittance services among member countries.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Universal Postal Union treaty
international treaty
multilateral agreement
aimsTo ensure reliability of international postal payments
improve financial inclusion via postal networks
reduce risks in cross-border remittance operations
appliesTo Universal Postal Union member countries
defines basic principles for cross-border postal financial services
standards for interoperability of postal payment systems
establishedBy Universal Postal Union
governs cross-border postal payment services
postal remittance services
hasPurpose facilitation of secure cross-border remittances
harmonization of operational rules for postal payments
standardization of international postal payment services
implementedThrough bilateral and multilateral arrangements between postal operators
language official UPU languages
monitoredBy Universal Postal Union bodies
partOf UPU legal framework
regulates conditions for providing postal payment services
rights and obligations of designated postal operators in payment services
settlement procedures between postal operators for payment services
relatedTo UPU Constitution
UPU Convention
UPU General Regulations
postal financial services
scopeIncludes account-based postal payment services
cash-based postal payment services
electronic postal payment services
usedBy designated postal operators

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Universal Postal Union
legalInstrument

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