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UK Proposals for Confirmation of Payee Exemptions
01/20/2020The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has opened a consultation on proposals to vary its Specific Direction 10 on Confirmation of Payee. Confirmation of Payee is a system that ensures that certain identifiers (including name, sort code and account number) of a payee are verified against the records of a payment services provider before a payment is made. On August 1, 2019, the PSR issued Specific Direction 10 to certain institutions within the six largest U.K. payment service providers - Lloyds Group, Barclays Group, HSBC Group, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander Group and Nationwide Building Society - requiring them to implement "Confirmation of Payee" by March 31, 2020. The PSR is consulting on amending the Direction to introduce a new basis for a payment service provider to request an exemption from the requirements. The existing text of the Direction only allows exemptions in exceptional circumstances. The PSR also intends to include a limited exemption for HSBC UK Bank plc in the revised Direction. Responses to the consultation can be submitted until January 29, 2020.
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