Reach EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) readiness without rebuilding your policy programme
PSD2 is the EU regulatory framework for payment services + payment-service providers (banks, payment institutions, e-money institutions). Key features: Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) for electronic payments (in force 14 Sep 2019, extended for e-commerce to Dec 2020 + UK to Mar 2022), Open Banking (account information + payment initiation services with regulated TPP access), enhanced consumer protection (refund rights, complaint handling). PSD3 + Payment Services Regulation (PSR) proposals are progressing in EU legislative process to replace PSD2; expected adoption 2025-26. Quick Policy maps EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) into the policy families, controls, and evidence your team needs - and keeps it current between audits.
Standards assurance
How Quick Policy verifies against PSD2_EU
Every policy Quick Policy generates is scored against PSD2_EU's pass mark, with a PASS, WARN, or FAIL verdict and plain-English guidance on what to fix when it falls short.
A monthly automated audit re-checks coverage against this standard, so drift is caught between scheduled reviews rather than at the next one.
Audit-ready exports bundle the scored policies, gap guidance, and review history into one evidence pack when it is time to show your work.
PSD2_EU quick answer
Standard facts
Framework: PSD2
Authority: European Banking Authority (EBA) / National Competent Authorities
Jurisdiction: EU
Why EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) matters for your operating model
EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) doesn't just dictate document templates - it shapes which controls auditors test, what evidence they ask for, and which gaps surface first during diligence. Getting it wrong creates renewal slippage, audit findings, and stalled customer deals.
- • Issued by European Banking Authority (EBA) / National Competent Authorities and primarily enforced in EU.
- • Directly shapes policy families including Payment Security, Consumer Protection, Open Banking — these are the artefacts assessors open first.
- • Common artifacts include Policy.
- • Obligation model: Mandatory In Scope — meaning you need defensible reasoning for in-scope vs out-of-scope decisions, not just signed policies.
How Quick Policy helps you stand up EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2)
The platform turns EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) from a PDF of requirements into a live operating model - policies, training, evidence, and audit-export packs that update in lock-step when the standard or your business changes.
- • Adopt EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) once and Quick Policy seeds the right policy families (Payment Security, Consumer Protection, Open Banking) with applicability rationale your auditor can follow.
- • Common artifacts include Policy.
- • Review cadence is enforced at ~365 days so policies don't silently expire ahead of recertification.
- • Standard updates (EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) revisions, errata, regulator guidance) trigger an applicability re-check across your active policies - not a full rewrite.
Policy families commonly involved
Recommended artifacts and context
Industry tags: FINANCIAL_SERVICES
Obligation model: Mandatory In Scope
Coverage depth: Control Set
How Quick Policy operationalizes PSD2_EU
Turn standards context into drafting, review, training, and evidence workflows that are easier to maintain over time.
Capture Core Profile
Admins complete adaptive onboarding to establish operating model, risk posture, and compliance objectives.
Determine Applicable Standards
Standards applicability ranks obligations by industry, geography, services, and data profile.
Generate and Harmonise Policy
Three-pass generation drafts, repairs contradictions, and validates coverage before reviewer handoff.
Review, Approve, and Sign Off
Approvers validate policy language, mappings, and obligations, then publish through a sign-off chain that tracks every person against every policy on one exportable compliance matrix.
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Get EU Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2)-ready without the consultant invoice
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