Business consultancy project

Government Payment Portal (HÖP)

Government Payment Portal (GPP) is another widespread payment system in Azerbaijan. It was created after the launching of National Payment System (NPS) initiated by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan in 2001- 2002 based on the cutting-edge technology.
The real-time interbank transactions fastened cash flow, integration of retail payments to utility and government organizations became feasible due to the launching of the Large Value Payment System (AZIPS) and Retail Payment System (BCSS) in this period, which are crucial elements of the (NFS) required infrastructure. In 2008 another NPS element was introduced – the Centralized Information System on Mass payments as a result of numerous researches executed in this field aimed at investigation of processes, such as integration of internal NPS system information to the systems of utility, other mass payments entities to maintain the payment process and to stimulate the cash flow to the banking system.
The payment processes made through GPP starts from identification of the recipient of the funds (budget organizations etc.) by the special codes already existing in the system automatically. Moreover, banking details of entities responsible for receiving funds are included into the payment data, that simplifies the transaction process and eliminates the risk errors, so payment transactions are automatically processed in the State Treasure Agency of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Taxes’ internal data systems. Nowadays, 13 public bodies, 97 judicial authorities, 10 municipal organizations, 9 legal entities (with state shareholders), 6 state universities, 13 insurers (members of Compulsory Insurance Bureau) and 3 telecommunication companies are integrated into the system. The system is utilized for 523 types of payments, involving 400 public services payments (taxes, rent, administrative penalties and others). Also, payers are identified due to the integration of Automated Tax Information and Inter-Company Automated Data Search Systems to the GPP. (Government Payment Portal, 2018)

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