Standards

Schemes & Rails

Rulebooks, operating procedures and implementation guidelines governing participation and payment flows within specific schemes, networks and rails.

13standards

Acceptance & Interfaces

Specifications enabling interoperable payment acceptance across terminals, acquiring hosts, contactless devices, QR experiences and remote checkout.

11standards

Security & Authentication

Standards protecting payment data, software, cryptographic keys, credentials, devices and authentication processes across physical and digital payments.

30standards

Identifiers & Data

Standards defining the codes and identifiers used to represent issuers, accounts, institutions, merchants, countries, currencies and legal entities.

9standards

Messaging & Data

Standards and market-practice profiles that define the structure, semantics and exchange of payment messages between institutions and infrastructure.

9standards

APIs & Open Banking

Security profiles, API frameworks and jurisdictional standards for permissioned data sharing, account access and payment initiation.