The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on its draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) for uniform reporting templates in relation to the level of charges for credit transfers and share of rejected transactions under SEPA Regulation.
„These templates aim to standardise reporting from Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to their National Competent Authorities (NCAs). With such standardisation, the European Commission will be able to monitor the effects of changes to Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Regulation on the fees paid by customers of PSPs for payment accounts, as well as instant and non-instant credit transfers.” – according to the press release.
The consultation runs until 31 October 2024.
In these draft ITS, the EBA is proposing that Payment Service Providers (PSPs) report the level of charges for regular credit transfers and instant credit transfers with breakdowns by type of transfer (domestic or cross-border), type of payment service users, type of payment initiation channels, and the party subject to the charge. The EBA is also proposing that PSPs report charges for payment accounts, as well as the share of instant transfers, both domestic and cross-border, that were rejected due to the application of EU-wide restrictive measures.
With this public consultation the EBA is seeking stakeholders’ feedback on the proposed approach to standardising the reporting requirements, including the clarity of the draft templates and instructions to complete them. The EBA is also seeking feedback on whether the draft ITS strike the right balance between the need to obtain the data required for a robust analysis of the impact of the changes to the SEPA Regulation and the need to avoid excessive reporting burden for the industry.
The draft ITS is accompanied by a preparatory statement addressed to the PSPs, where the EBA stresses that PSPs are expected to record and store information on the level of charges for credit transfers and payment accounts, and numbers of rejected transactions, to comply with future reporting requirements under the revised SEPA Regulation.
„The EU Instant Payments Regulation, which entered into force in April 2024, will make instant payments the new standard for credit transfers in the EU. Payment services providers (PSPs) are allowed to charge for the service, but not more than for a conventional credit transfer. To monitor how PSPs change their prices as a result, the EBA has received a mandate to develop obligations on PSPs to report the charges they impose on consumers. Today, we have published a consultation paper with our proposals on what and how PSPs should report.” – said Dirk Haubrich – Head of Conduct – Payments and Consumers, EBA.
Consultation process
Comments to the consultation paper can be sent by clicking on the „send your comments” on the EBA’s consultation page. The deadline for the submission of comments is 31 October 2024 at 23:59 CET. The EBA will consider the feedback received to this consultation when finalising the ITS.
A public hearing on the technical standards for uniform reporting under the Single Euro Payments Area Regulation will take place via online meeting on 9 October 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 CET. Please register for the hearing here by 7 October 16:00 CET.
All contributions received will be published following the end of the consultation, unless requested otherwise.
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