Royal Bank of Scotland International & NatWest International

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Last updated: Sept 06, 2024 by Praveen Ponnumony
OB Standards

This Section applies to ASPSPs that have implemented OB Standards


-Have you Implemented OB Standards?
  • Yes
  • No

Open Data - Which version have you Implemented?
  • None
  • V2.2
  • V2.3
  • V2.4

Read/Write API Specification Implemented or planning to implement

(Lowest version = Current, Highest version = Planned)

  • V3.0
  • V3.1
  • V3.1.1
  • V3.1.2
  • V3.1.3
  • V3.1.4
  • V3.1.5
  • V3.1.6
  • V3.1.7
  • V3.1.8
  • V3.1.9
  • V3.1.10
  • V3.1.11
  • V4.0

Highest Version – 3.1.10 (Dec 2022)

Read/Write API - Which date are you planning to implement your latest version?

3.1.10 Functional Conformance – Dec 2022

Have you implemented v4.0 information flows, if not date planned to Implement?

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement
  • Not planning to implement 

Dynamic Client Registration - Which version have you Implemented or planning to implement?

(Lowest version = Current, Highest version = Planned)

  • None
  • V3.1
  • V3.2
  • V3.3

BoA V3.3


Already implemented compliance with 3.3

DCR - Which date are you planning to implement your latest version?

Already implemented

Have you implemented Trusted beneficiaries, if not date planned to Implement?

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement
  • Not planning to implement 

Have you implemented Reverse Payments, if not date planned to Implement?

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement
  • Not planning to implement 

Have you implemented ECA Standard?

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement
  • Not planning to implement 

ECA Implementation details

n/a


Have you implemented Bulk/File Payments?

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement
  • Not planning to implement 

Have you implemented VRP – Sweeping, if not date planned to Implement?

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement
  • Not planning to implement 

Have you implemented VRP non-Sweeping, if not date planned to Implement?

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement
  • Not planning to implement 


PISP - Single Payment Limit

Currently at £20k for Personal customers

(moved to £50k for Premier customers only in Jan 2023)

FAQs | Bank of APIs

PISP - Daily Payment LimitVariable (£5k - £20k ( dependent on customer) see BOAPI links for further information

FAQs | Bank of APIs

How many months of transaction do you provide?
  • Up to 7 years Personal
  • Up to 11 months Commercial
  • Currently 6m Credit Cards
Have you implemented TRIs (Transactional Risk Indicators), if not, date planned to Implement?YesTRIs implemented for RBSI in July 2023
What is your approach to Implementing TRIs?
  • Accept payload with TRI fields – Process all fields
  • Accept payload with TRI fields – Ignore all fields
  • Reject payload with TRI fields – Error back to TPP
  • Accept payload with TRI fields – Process few fields (Provide list of accepted fields)  
Payment Context code, Contract Present Indicator, Beneficiary Payment details pre-populated indicator, Payee Account Name, Beneficiary Account Type, Merchant Customer Identification , Delivery Address , Merchant Category Code, Payment Purpose Code
SCA-RTS 90-day reauth Implementation

Which date are you planning on implementing the SCA reauthentication exemption?



What is your approach to token management to enable application of the reauthentication exemption? (see link to FCA guidance)


Example approach:
Issue a long-lived refresh token during one final SCA, with refresh token rotation implemented.


Article 10A - Endpoints exempt of SCA-RTS

  • Accounts

  • Transactions (90days)

  • Balances

  • Standing orders

  • Direct debits

  • Beneficiaries

  • Products

  • Offers

  • Parties

  • Scheduled Payments

  • Statements


Article 10A - Endpoints not exempt of SCA-RTS

  • Transactions (more than 90days)

  • Standing orders

  • Direct debits

  • Beneficiaries

  • Products

  • Offers

  • Parties

  • Scheduled Payments

  • Statements


Article 10A - Maximum time period after authentication
Please specify the time period in minutes
SCA-RTS implementation status (updated by OBL PS team only)

IMPLEMENTED


Security Profile


-Which Security profile have you Implemented or planning to implement?

(Lowest version = Current, Highest version = Planned)

  • OB Security Profile (Legacy)
  • FAPI (ID2)
  • FAPI 1 Advanced
  • Other (Please define) 

Security Profile - Next Planned Version Implementation Daten/a
CIBA Profile - Implemented or planning to implement

(Lowest version = Current, Highest version = Planned)

  • None
  • CIBA
  • CIBA FAPI Profile

CIBA Profile - Next Planned Version Implementation Daten/a
Security Profile Certification date?


Originally Certified  - Oct 2020

Re-Certification -  31st Jan 2023
Token Endpoint Authentication Methods Supported
  • client_secret_post
  • client_secret_basic
  • client_secret_jwt
  • tls_client_auth
  • Private_key_jwt

Planned date to Cease support for client id and client secret token endpoint authentication

n/a


POST-BREXIT POST TRANSITION - Certificates Accepted (from 1st Jul 2021)
  • eIDAS QWAC
  • eIDAS QSealC
  • OB legacy (obtransport, obsigning)
  • OBWAC
  • OBSeal
  • Other (Please define) 


Customer Journey

-What is your approach to Implementing OBL Customer Experience Guidelines (CEG)?

(tick all that apply)

  • Already Implemented
  • Planning to implement or upgrade
  • Not planning to implement CEG

Which version have you implemented or planning to implement?

(Lowest version = Current, Highest version = Planned)

  • V3.1.2
  • V3.1.3
  • V3.1.4
  • V3.1.5
  • V3.1.6
  • V3.1.7
  • V3.1.8
  • V3.1.9
  • V3.1.10
  • V3.1.11
  • V4.0

Current - 3.1.10 (Sept 2022)

Which date are you planning to implement your latest CEG version?
Already implemented V3.1.10
Redirection Model
  • App to App redirection
  • Decoupled authentication
  • Embedded Flow
  • Bespoke User Journeys
  • App to App redirection
  • Browser Redirection
PSD2
-Which Directory are you using as your Trust Framework?Open BankingThe Open Banking Directory
Are you caching the Directory?NoThe static data such as client IDs are cashed, but not certificates and keys
Transaction IDs SupportedAugust 2019

Transaction IDs are supported, please refer to:

3.1.6 Transaction Endpoint Documentation - Bank of APIs

Are you Seeking Fallback Exemption?

  • Yes
  • No

No, already received exemption

Article 10 - Maximum time period after authenticationN/A

RBSI is adopting Article 10 Exemption for 90-day reauthentication, no further restrictions are being applied under Article 10.

Article 10 - Endpoints exempt of SCA

N/A

Options to implement the FCA guidance on “exception circumstances” SCA are currently being evaluated.

Major Milestones



Brand(s)RBSI, NWI
ASPSP Dev Portal and Contact Details

Location of Well Known Endpoints

OB Technical DirectoryConsent Confirmation Support – Authorisation Servers Explained – Bank of APIs

Modified Customer Interface URL (if applicable)

n/a
Dev Portal URLhttps://www.bankofapis.com/
Test Facility URL

https://bankofapis.com/sandbox


Brand Landing Pages URL

Logos


NWI - 


RBSI - 

ASPSP Support Desk Email or Phone Number

(including queries about consent success rates) 

https://rbsgroupapiservicedesk.spectrumhosting.net/plugins/servlet/desk/portal/1Please visit help & updates page to raise a service desk ticket
Key Implementations

High Cost Credit

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