What is considered as a dedicated interface

According to Article 30 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/389 , account servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs) that offer to their customers payment accounts accessible online must offer at least one access interface to third party providers (TPPs). Article 31 of the Delegated Regulation provides that ASPSPs “shall establish [such] interface(s) by means of a dedicated interface or by allowing the use by [TPPs] of the interfaces used for authentication and communication with the [ASPSP's] payment services users”. This means that ASPSPs have a choice in accordance with Article 31 of the Delegated Regulation between (i) offering access to TPPs via a dedicated interface; and (ii) allowing TPPs to use the interface(s) used by its customers for accessing their payment accounts online, which also includes ASPSP’s mobile interface used by its customers for accessing their payment accounts. In the case where a TPP uses the same interface that a payment service user uses for authentication and communication with an ASPSP, adapted to the extent necessary to enable TPPs to identify themselves towards the ASPSP in line with the requirements of the Delegated Regulation, this interface should not be considered as a dedicated interface.