The purpose of the article is to consider the main international regulations on the introduction and operation of payment systems in Europe, as well as national legislation providing for the development of payment systems in Ukraine. The research methodology includes the following general and special legal methods: axiological, historical and legal, formal and logical, comparative and legal, as well as the methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, summarization. Results of the research. The main international regulations on the formation and functioning of payment systems in the European countries, which became the basis for the development of relevant legislation of Ukraine in this area, are analyzed. The legal acts that currently regulate this issue in our country are considered, as well as Draft Laws aimed at resolving existing problematic issues in the payment systems market are examined. Practical meaning. The positive dynamics of the development of the Ukrainian payment legislation in accordance with the needs of the market and changes in the payment habits of the population are established. Value / originality. Emphasis is placed on the need for the further measures by the National Bank of Ukraine in order to harmonize national legislation with the European regulations in this area.