What is PSD2?
The EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (2015/2366 PSD2) entered into force in January 2018, aiming to ensure consumer protection across all payment types, promoting an even more open, competitive payments landscape. Acting as a payment service provider, we pride ourselves on being confirmed PSD2 compliant since 29 May 2018.
One of the key requirements of PSD2 relates to Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) that will be required on all electronic transactions in the EU from 1st January 2021 for Europe and from 14th September 2021 for UK. SCA will require cardholders to authenticate themselves with at least TWO out of the following three methods:
- Something they know (PIN, password, …)
- Something they possess (card reader, mobile. …)
- Something they are (voice recognition, fingerprint, …
This means your customers, in practice, will no longer be able to make a card payment online by using only the information on their cards. Instead they will have to, for example, verify their identity on a bank app that is connected to their phone and requires a password or fingerprint to approve the purchase.
More information about PSD2 can be found here: https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/sites/default/files/infographic/2018-04/EPC_Infographic_PSD2_April%202018.pdf