THE ceremony to announce the use of the MACCS online payment system with six private banks was held yesterday morning at the Zeyathiri Meeting Hall in the head office of the Customs Department, Yangon Region.
The event was attended by the director-general and officials of the Customs Department under the Ministry of Planning and Finance, representatives from the Central Bank of Myanmar and Myanma Economic Bank, as well as officials from Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Myanmar International Freight Forwarders Association, the Myanmar Customs Brokers Association, and the Myanmar Banks Association. Responsible officials from Ayeyawady Bank Limited (AYA Bank), Kanbawza Bank Limited (KBZ Bank), Cooperative Bank Limited (CB Bank), Ayeyawady Farmers Development Bank Limited (A Bank), uab Bank Limited, and Yoma Bank Limited were also present.
At the ceremony, the director-general of the Customs Department delivered the opening address. This was followed by a presentation by Ayeyawady Bank Limited on behalf of the six private banks regarding the implementation of the system. A documentary on the implementation of the MACCS online payment system was then shown, and it was officially announced that the system would be introduced in areas where the MACCS system is currently in use, in collaboration with the six private banks. — MNA/ MKKS
