Oleksii Sobolev discusses development of the eCheck programme and other key projects with Mastercard

A meeting took place at the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture between the Minister, Oleksii Sobolev, and representatives of Mastercard, led by Ailish Campbell, Executive Vice President, Public Sector. Also attending were Deputy Ministers Yehor Perelyhin and Oleksandr Tsybort.

“The Government is grateful to Mastercard for supporting the Ministry’s digital projects, in particular the development of the eCheck project. We plan to make it a secure personal digital document, accessible only to the authorised user. For Ukraine, this is an opportunity to create a new standard of trust in digital payments, and for Mastercard – to participate in a unique international case study on building infrastructure for secure digital receipts,” noted Oleksii Sobolev.

Additionally, a unified analytical dashboard integrating data from the eCheck and National Cashback systems is planned. This will enable the use of analytics not only for reporting but also for faster managerial decision-making regarding business support programmes and individual economic sectors.

The parties also discussed the further development of the National Cashback programme. As Oleksii Sobolev pointed out, it is important that such tools help support Ukrainian producers, make government services more convenient for people, provide better analytics for decision-making, increase market transparency, and improve the efficiency of state programmes.

They also spoke about cybersecurity for payment infrastructure, the development of electronic payments, digital solutions for the public sector, and opportunities to support SMEs through new digital services.

Oleksii Sobolev also highlighted another promising area – the development of the infrastructure for the digital Obrii system. This involves building mechanisms for targeted grants and payments for training, reskilling, and upskilling. Such an approach will make it possible to combine support for individuals with the real demands of the economy. As a result, Obrii could become not only a labour market service but also a tool for more targeted development of human capital in line with business needs and state policy priorities.