Netopia Payments receives payment institution license from Romania’s National Bank

14 July 2026 Digital payments processor Netopia Payments announced on Monday, July 13, that it obtained a payment institution license from the National Bank of Romania, paving the company’s way from a provider of online payment solutions to a regulated financial infrastructure. Active since 2003, Netopia Payments serves more than 25,000 e-commerce merchants and processes annually over 30% of the online card transactions carried out in the local market. Obtaining the license confirms the company’s alignment with a framework specific to payment institutions and entails stricter standards regarding the administration of funds, operational control and compliance mechanisms. Specifically, this means the separation and protection of funds related to payment operations, strengthened internal cont