Request for Proposal to provide a Standardised Proxy Lookup (SPL) service
The Mobile Proxy Forum (MPF) is launching a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the provision of a Standardised Proxy Lookup (SPL) service . The aim of the service is to allow the exchange of the data necessary to initiate person-to-person (P2P) mobile payments between proxy-based mobile payment solutions on a pan-European level. It will facilitate interoperability between participating mobile payment solutions.
The RFP includes, but is not restricted to, the delivery of the service, the software and the services related to it. It also covers setup, operations and maintenance.
The detailed RFP document which includes an overview of the requirements, a timetable and response guidelines, can be downloaded here: Request for Proposal to Provide a Standardised Proxy Look-Up (SPL) Service.
Interested technology service providers are hereby kindly invited to provide their response at the latest by 9 February 2018 6 PM CET.
This RFP is organised following a Request for Information (launched in July 2017).
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At its eighth meeting, held in March 2017, the Steering Committee of the Mobile Proxy Forum (MPF), which focuses on pan-European interoperability of person-to-person (P2P) mobile payments, approved the rules for operating, joining and participating in the Standardised Proxy Lookup (SPL) service.
The service will allow the exchange of the data necessary to initiate mobile payments between proxy-based and mobile payment solutions on a pan-European level. It will facilitate interoperability between participating mobile payment solutions.
The strategy is to overcome a fragmented scenario with simple solutions at first by focusing on the linking of a mobile telephone number (proxy) to an IBAN. However, an open design will be ensured to allow support for additional proxy types and alternative payment account identifiers in a second phase.
The approval of the rules is a first major milestone towards reaching pan-European interoperability in the field of mobile payments. Additional steps are required before the service can be put into practice. Version 1.1 of the service rules, published on 8 December 2017, contains a revised polling hierarchy logic.
The Steering Committee is the governing body of the MFP, created in 2016 and consisting of European stakeholders involved in mobile payments. The
European Payments Council acts as facilitator in this context, and provides secretariat support to the MPF.
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