Payments Academy

Open Banking, PSD2 and PSD3

D10 APIs and integration · 7 lessons

Version 1.0 | Last reviewed 2026-11-05

How regulated access to bank accounts changed payments

Open banking, PSD2 and PSD3: how regulated access to bank accounts changed payments.

What You Can Do After This Chapter

Learning objective. Learner explains open banking, distinguishes PISPs, AISPs and PIISPs, describes SCA and PSD3 enhancements, and shows how verification of payee and fraud information exchange protect customers. Learner also explains open banking tokenised payments and the PSD3 fraud information exchange between banks.

Practical assessment. Learner receives a case where a customer in Lyon must pay EUR 240 to an online retailer through a PISP, then drafts the consent screen, the SCA steps, the API calls, and the verification of payee handling when the payee name mismatches. Learner also explains the fraud information exchange and the refund position if the payment had been a fraud.

Expected deliverables.

Completion criterion. Learner drafts a correct PISP payment flow with consent, SCA and verification of payee, and explains the PSD3 fraud and refund rules clearly and accurately.

In this chapter
  1. What Open Banking Is and Why Regulators Forced It
  2. The Key Players: PISPs, AISPs and PIISPs
  3. Strong Customer Authentication and PSD3 Enhancements
  4. Accessibility, Inclusive Payments and PSD3
  5. Fraud Prevention Under PSD3 and Customer Education
  6. Verification of Payee and Fraud Information Exchange
  7. Worked Example: A Customer Pays EUR 240 Through a PISP

Start Lesson 1: What Open Banking Is and Why Regulators Forced It →