“One example with strong authentication for a single payment could be buying a car. A TPP can provide the car dealer with an instant credit score for the car purchaser and then initiate a payment from their account or provide break-down in installments. The TPP can check that there are sufficient funds in the car purchaser’s account and then initiate a payment. The purchaser then consents to the down payment with a click of the thumb via a bank ID or equivalent and then checks out. There are multiple R2P scenarios you could see happening with PSD2,” adds Danny.
Aggregate to accumulate
A number of TPPs are already developing aggregation services that will provide users with access to all of their bank’s accounts via a single app or platform. This means that no matter which bank the customer comes from, they will be able to either access and view the transactions and balance on their account or initiate a payment. With the proper license issued by an FSA, the TPP is able to integrate to any bank and thereby become an aggregator.
“In general, life should get better for customers because they will be able to go one place and find an overview of the purchases they have made. Then all they have to do is swipe the requests to pay to complete the transactions.”
Acting as a bridge to personal financial management, aggregation services can also include incentives and recommendations that are presented to the user based on their transaction data.
“If the request to pay is an allocation towards a pre-payment with a merchant, for example a 5,000 deposit to be spent over time with the merchant, the merchant might say you can actually spend 7,000 for the 5,000 you deposit. All sorts of different incentive offerings can be made and I think you’re going to have a new customer journey where this is just a new middle layer in that journey. So when you’re at a web shop making a purchase, you’re being advised along this journey,” notes Danny.