Minimum Operational Security Requirements for Electronic Payment Instruments and Channels

Ayacucho Street, corner Mercado - Telephone: (591-2) 2409090 - Fax: (591-2) 2661590 www.bcb.gob.bo - bancocentraldebolivia@bcb.gob.bo - La Paz – Bolivia EXTERNAL CIRCULAR La Paz, February 27, 2025 CIEX N° 4/2025 FROM: GENERAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL ENTITIES MANAGEMENT TO: PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTEGRATED PAYMENT SETTLEMENT SYSTEM SUBJECT: MINIMUM OPERATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS AND CHANNELS Gentlemen: The Central Bank of Bolivia, within the framework of its powers for the regulation of the national payment system and in accordance with Article 29 of the Regulation on Payment Services, Electronic Payment Instruments, Compensation and Settlement (RSPIEPCL) approved by Board Resolution N° 079/2022 of the BCB on September 6, 2022, and modified by Board Resolution N° 111/2024 of the BCB on September 3, 2024, communicates to interested parties, for their application and compliance, the update of the Minimum Operational Security Requirements for Electronic Payment Instruments and Channels. The Minimum Operational Security Requirements (ROMS) constitute the normative reference framework for the application of standards and good practices in payment systems that operate with electronic payment instruments and channels. The ROMS come into force from the publication of this Circular and are available on the BCB's institutional website, at the following address: https://www.bcb.gob.bo/?q=content/requerimientos-operativos-m%C3%ADnimos-de%C2%ADseguridad-para-instrumentos-electr%C3%B3nicos-de-pago External Circular CIEX N° 1/2024 of January 2, 2024, is rendered ineffective. Sincerely. DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT Rolando Jorge Olmos Alcalá MANAGER OF FINANCIAL ENTITIES Rubén Gonzalo Ticona Chique GENERAL MANAGER Validate digital signatures at: validar.firmadigital.bo RGTCH/RJOA/pmms/aaoa