STP (Straight Through Processing)

Straight-through processing (STP) is an automated transaction processing process that uses only electronic transfers, with no manual intervention, breaks or delays. This term is mainly used in financial circles.

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PSD2

PSD2 is a directive introduced by the European Parliament to harmonize payment regulations within the European Union.

IBAN

The IBAN (International Bank Account Number) is the international identifier of a bank account at a financial institution in a…

BIC

The BIC (Bank Identifier Code) is used to identify a financial institution in any international financial transaction. Each financial institution…

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Stands for Unique mandate reference (UMR). It is a unique number enabling the identification of a direct debit mandate. The

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