economy
April 1, 2026
Expansion of Instant Payments in Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) announced today that the habit of using instant payments continues to strengthen among payment service users, which is clearly visible from the results achieved during 2025, when 109.3 million instant payments were recorded, which is a quarter more than in 2024.
TL;DR
- Instant payments in Serbia saw 109.3 million transactions in 2025, a 25% increase from 2024.
- The total value of instant payments reached 1.4 trillion dinars in 2025, up 33% year-on-year.
- Daily payment records were broken eight times in 2025, with a peak of 565,213 payments on November 14.
- Citizens initiated an average of nearly 300,000 instant payments daily in 2025.
- Four new indirect participants joined the IPS NBS system in 2025, expanding access.
- 12 banks now offer the 'Prenesi' service, enabling transfers via mobile number.
- The IPS NBS system supports payments via QR code scanning (IPS QR kod) and the 'Prenesi' service (mobile number).