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Regulation 2022

Regulation No. 29/2022 "Për autentifikimin e thelluar të klientit dhe standardet e përbashkëta, të hapura dhe të sigurta të komunikimit" (Regulation No. 29/2022 on Strong Customer Authentication and Common, Open and Secure Communication Standards)

Issued by Bank of Albania (Banka e Shqipërisë)

Effective: 1 Jan 2024

Plain-English summary

Applies to payment service providers. It sets out when strong customer authentication applies under Art. 90 of the Law on Payment Services, the exemptions, protection of users' personalised security credentials, and common, open and secure communication standards. Approved by the Supervisory Council on 01.06.2022; Art. 42 states that the regulation takes effect on 1 January 2024.

Who it applies to

Banking · Payments & Fintech

Topics

Cybersecurity & IT Risk Payments & Fintech / Digital Assets

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