On 4 March 2022, EU Ministers activated the Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC) which introduced temporary protection and support to persons fleeing Ukraine as a consequence of the war.
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Once there is money in the Bitsafe account, the free debit card allows them to immediately engage in transactions and start buying food, clothing and other necessary products and services which we all deem to be a normal necessity to live and work in the European Union."īitsafe answers the call of the European Banking Authority, made earlier this month, to facilitate access to basic payment accounts. But we know and understand that the majority of the Ukrainians have an understanding of basic English. However, the Bitsafe App and the monetary web interface are both in English. "We have launched a special website, in the Ukrainian language, to cater for the Ukrainians who are residing here in Europe. "New account holders are boarded in a few hours, sometimes even in minutes", says Leif. Helping Ukrainian nationals residing (temporarily) outside of Ukraine fits exactly in this vision. Bitsafe's vision is to lead the world's transition to financial and online inclusion for everyone.
All applicants will in addition be screened before getting access to Bitsafe's payment systems.Īs a financial institution Bitsafe wants to help Ukrainians who had to leave their homes due to the war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The customer onboarding process takes only a few minutes. The security markings located on these documents are meticulously verified using the mobile phone camera and a biometric face match is verified between the image of the person and the information available on the ID document. The Bitsafe technology recognizes more than 1700 types of global ID documents, including the Ukrainian ID-card and Biometric Passport.
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The customer onboarding process is completed through the use of a mobile application, available for both iOS and Android mobile phones. The Bitsafe debit card allows ATM withdrawals and can be used to pay for goods and services.
Bitsafe account holders can engage in SEPA transfers and international wires. Each account is accompanied with a Dutch (NL) IBAN, which is capable of sending and receiving funds worldwide. This service contains a free basic payment account with a free debit card issued in the name of the displaced person from Ukraine. The Netherlands based Electronic Money Institution Bitsafe utilizes its unique "Know Your Customer" technology to provide displaced persons from Ukraine with basic payment accounts, without them needing a European social security number or Tax ID.ĪMSTERDAM, Ma/PRNewswire/ - Bitsafe has opened its services to Ukrainians who (temporarily) reside in the European Union.
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