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The EBA finds divergences in the issuance and regulation of ‘virtual IBANs’ across the EU, identifies issues, and provides recommendations on how to address them
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Report on the issuance of what is commonly referred to as ‘virtual IBANs’ (vIBANs). In the absence of a common definition, the Report observes that the industry issues vIBANs in different ways and for different purposes and national authorities diverge in interpreting and applying regulatory requirements. The Report also identifies resulting issues in terms of money laundering and terrorist financing, consumer and depositor protection, authorisation and passporting, and regulatory arbitrage, and provides recommendations on how to address them.
The EBA has identified new types of payment fraud and proposes measures to mitigate underlying risks and protect consumers from resultant losses
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion, in which it assesses payment fraud data that has recently become available to the EBA, identifies new types and patterns of payment fraud, and develops proposals to mitigate them. This Opinion aims at further strengthening the forthcoming legislative framework under the Third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and Payment Services Regulation (PSR), as it will enshrine anti-fraud requirements for several years to come and needs to be as future-proof as possible.
Opinion on new types of payment fraud and possible mitigations
EBA GL 2021 03 - Revised GLs on major incident reporting under PSD2 04082023.xlsx
EBA GL 2021 03 - Revised GLs on major incident reporting under PSD2
EBA publishes new set of indicators to identify potential causes of consumer harm
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published, for the first time, a new set of indicators, which aim at identifying detriment to consumers arising from the misconduct of financial institutions offering retail banking products in the EU. The indicators show consumers’ experience with financial services and will complement other sources of information that the EBA already uses to decide on its consumer protection priorities.
EBA clarifies the application of strong customer authentication requirements to digital wallets
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published three Q&As that, jointly with three other Q&As that the EBA had published previously, clarify comprehensively the application of strong customer authentication (SCA) to digital wallets under the revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2). This press release provides a summary of these Q&As and, thus, aims at bringing about a consistent understanding by all market stakeholders of the applicable requirements.
Peer Review Report on authorisation under PSD2.pdf
Peer Review Report on authorisation under PSD2
EBA publishes peer review on authorisation under the Payment Services Directive
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its peer review on authorisation of payment institutions and e-money institutions under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The review generally found increased transparency and consistency of the information required in the authorisation process. However, it also identified significant divergences in competent authorities’ assessment and the degree of scrutiny of applications. The review, therefore, sets out a series of measures to address such divergencies, to level out the supervisory playing field and to mitigate against ‘forum shopping’.
Retail risk indicators interactive tool
EBA adopts decision on reporting of payment fraud data under the revised Payment Services Directive
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has adopted a decision on the reporting by competent authorities of payment fraud data under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Competent authorities shall report to the EBA the payment fraud data under the PSD2, as specified in the EBA Guidelines on fraud reporting, via the European Centralised Infrastructure of Data (EUCLID) and according to the EBA Data Point Model (DPM).
EBA DC 453 rev1 - Decision on reporting of payment fraud data under PSD2.pdf
Decision on reporting of payment fraud data under the revised Payment Services Directive
2022 06 23 Letter to Mr Berrigan - Response PSD2 CfA.pdf
Letter to European Commission DG FISMA
EBA's response to the Call for advice on the review of PSD2.pdf
Response to the Call for Advice on the review of PSD2
EBA replies to European Commission’s call for advice on the review of the Payment Services Directive
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion and Report in response to the European Commission’s Call for Advice (CfA) on the review of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2). In its response, the EBA puts forward more than 200 proposals that would contribute to the development of the single EU retail payments market and ensure a harmonised and consistent application of the legal requirements across the EU. In particular, the EBA’s proposals aim at enhancing competition, facilitating innovation, protecting consumers’ funds and data, fostering the development of user-friendly services, and preventing exclusion from access to payment services, as well as ensuring a harmonised and consistent application of the legal requirements across the EU.
Discussion Paper on the EBA’s preliminary observations on selected payment fraud data under the Payment Services Directive
EBA publishes final Report on the amendment of its technical standards on the exemption to strong customer authentication for account access
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Report on the amendment of its Regulatory technical standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication and secure communication (SCA&CSC) under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The changes introduce a new mandatory exemption to SCA that will require account providers not to apply SCA when customers use an account information service provider (AISP) to access their payment account information, provided certain conditions are met. The amendment aims to reduce frictions for customers using such services and to mitigate the impact that the frequent application of SCA and the inconsistent application of the current exemption have on AISPs’ services.
Final Report on the amendment of the RTS on SCA&CSC.pdf
Final Report on amending RTS on SCA and CSC under PSD2
EBA publishes final Guidelines on the limited network exclusion under the Payment Services Directive
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on the limited network exclusion under the Payment Service Directive (PSD2). These Guidelines clarify how national competent authorities should assess whether a network of service providers or a range of goods and services qualify as ‘limited’ and are, therefore, not subject to the Directive. Payment instruments that might benefit from this exclusion include store cards, fuel cards, public transport cards, and meal vouchers. The Guidelines aim at addressing significant inconsistencies on how this exclusion has in the past been applied across the EU, contributing to the Single Market for payment services in the EU and ensuring transparency for supervisors and customers.
Final report on draft Guidelines on the limited network exclusion under PSD2.pdf
Final Report on Guidelines on the limited network exclusion under PSD2