Banfico launches Open Banking Directory Service

The Banfico Directory will form part of the TPP regulatory validation service being used by Account Servicing Payment Service Providers (ASPSPs) in Europe and UK. Currently, in compliance with PSD2, ASPSPs and third-party providers (TPPs) rely on qualified certificates (EIDAS certificates) to provide access-to-account services. These certificates identify TPPs but have proved challenging. While the data fields embedded in the certificate are accurate at the time the certificate is issued, they cannot be updated if there are changes, nor are they automatically revoked if the TPP is no longer authorised. 

Some details, such as the countries where the TPP is authorised to operate (passporting) are also not present in the certificate. Banfico’s new Directory Service will help ASPSPs perform regulatory checks on the TPPs, requesting access to customer accounts with the option to use tppWise, Banfico’s eIDAS and TPP validation service synced with all European EU trust services and with an EIDAS Diagnostic Tool for validating PSD2 eIDAS certificates. 

Banfico’s Directory Service offers a standardised, machine-readable source for all TPP verification in Europe comprising: 

Banfico believes that this essential data service should be accessible and affordable, as should all risk mitigation services that support Open Banking. Which is why Banfico chose to build its infrastructure to perform regulatory and compliance checks for market participants, the press release concludes.