A TRUST FRAMEWORK OF REGULATED PROVIDERSThe OBIE Directory is the core infrastructure of our ecosystem – enabling participants to request and grant access to customers’ financial data in a secure, permissioned way via open banking APIs. Banks and financial institutions in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man can also offer their customers access to open banking services through our Crown Dependencies Directory.Play VideoScroll for moreClick to close modal Join the ecosystem Enrolling enables you to manage your company’s profile, digital certificates and the software statements you’ll need to connect with account providers. All the opportunity of open banking in one place. We also offer the following optional services: Conformance and Certification, Confirmation of Payee (CoP) and a Dispute management system. Get listed in the OBIE directoryThis is where you can enrol and maintain the entity that you represent and, if you have the appropriate roles, manage the digital certificates you need to transact securely in the open banking ecosystem.Enrol now LoginAccess the OBIE Directory and Directory sandbox.You will need to authenticate yourself at the next step via the PingID app, so please have this ready before you log in.Login Secure entry point into the open banking ecosystem Confirm counterparties have the right permissions Reliable support and expertise from the OBIE Sandbox Directory available for testing Mitigate against regulatory and reputational risk Useful documents Directory specifications (Developer Zone)Detailed technical information on how the Directory works, including the roles of each participant. Guidelines for read/write participants (PDF)Do you provide account information or payment initiation services? You’ll find detailed technical information here. How to enrol onto the OBIE Directory (PDF)See how each part of the enrolment process works – from getting started to submitting your enrolment form. Managing your access to the OBIE Directory: How to guide (PDF)Discover how to manage your access to the OBIE Directory – from signing up and logging in to setting up your passphrase or changing your details. Viewing and requesting updates to your entity: How to guide (PDF)See how to manage individual and company contact details on the Directory. FAQsYour most common questions, answered. What is the OBIE Directory?The OBIE Directory is the key architectural component that enables third party providers (TPPs) to enrol onto the OBIE Directory and initiate interactions through APIs with account servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs). At its core the Directory is an identity and access management service providing identity information supporting natural persons, organisations and software identity classes.The OBIE Directory will provide the necessary functional capabilities required for third party providers (TPPs) that successfully enrolled with the OBIE to identify and onboard with ASPSPs so that they can use the APIs provided by the ASPSPs. ASPSPs can utilise technical information contained within the Directory to validate organisation and software identity (active/inactive), QTSP validity and member state NCA register status (including passport information). What are the main functions of the OBIE Directory?The functional capabilities can be broken up broadly into three capability groups: • Manage identities and access: The ability to issue and manage identity records for organisations and natural persons that interact with the OBIE Directory• Manage certificates: The ability to issue, manage and revoke digital certificates• Manage directory information: The ability to update and find information maintained in the Directory, either through APIs and / or a UI delivered as a web application What are some of the use cases for the OBIE Directory?High level use case illustrations can be found in our developer zone: High Level Use Cases How long does the enrolment process take to complete?Once we receive your enrolment form, we undertake some checks / validation and enrolment can take a few weeks to complete. Part of these checks include making sure your company has the right permissions under PSD2 i.e ASPSP, AISP and/or PISP and are authorised to passport into the UK. CONTACT USFor support with enrolling, technical queries or any other aspect of our open banking solutions, just email our service desk.EMAIL US
A TRUST FRAMEWORK OF REGULATED PROVIDERSThe OBIE Directory is the core infrastructure of our ecosystem – enabling participants to request and grant access to customers’ financial data in a secure, permissioned way via open banking APIs. Banks and financial institutions in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man can also offer their customers access to open banking services through our Crown Dependencies Directory.Play VideoScroll for moreClick to close modal
Join the ecosystem Enrolling enables you to manage your company’s profile, digital certificates and the software statements you’ll need to connect with account providers. All the opportunity of open banking in one place. We also offer the following optional services: Conformance and Certification, Confirmation of Payee (CoP) and a Dispute management system.
Get listed in the OBIE directoryThis is where you can enrol and maintain the entity that you represent and, if you have the appropriate roles, manage the digital certificates you need to transact securely in the open banking ecosystem.Enrol now LoginAccess the OBIE Directory and Directory sandbox.You will need to authenticate yourself at the next step via the PingID app, so please have this ready before you log in.Login
Get listed in the OBIE directoryThis is where you can enrol and maintain the entity that you represent and, if you have the appropriate roles, manage the digital certificates you need to transact securely in the open banking ecosystem.Enrol now
LoginAccess the OBIE Directory and Directory sandbox.You will need to authenticate yourself at the next step via the PingID app, so please have this ready before you log in.Login
Secure entry point into the open banking ecosystem Confirm counterparties have the right permissions Reliable support and expertise from the OBIE Sandbox Directory available for testing Mitigate against regulatory and reputational risk
Useful documents Directory specifications (Developer Zone)Detailed technical information on how the Directory works, including the roles of each participant. Guidelines for read/write participants (PDF)Do you provide account information or payment initiation services? You’ll find detailed technical information here. How to enrol onto the OBIE Directory (PDF)See how each part of the enrolment process works – from getting started to submitting your enrolment form. Managing your access to the OBIE Directory: How to guide (PDF)Discover how to manage your access to the OBIE Directory – from signing up and logging in to setting up your passphrase or changing your details. Viewing and requesting updates to your entity: How to guide (PDF)See how to manage individual and company contact details on the Directory.
Directory specifications (Developer Zone)Detailed technical information on how the Directory works, including the roles of each participant.
Guidelines for read/write participants (PDF)Do you provide account information or payment initiation services? You’ll find detailed technical information here.
How to enrol onto the OBIE Directory (PDF)See how each part of the enrolment process works – from getting started to submitting your enrolment form.
Managing your access to the OBIE Directory: How to guide (PDF)Discover how to manage your access to the OBIE Directory – from signing up and logging in to setting up your passphrase or changing your details.
Viewing and requesting updates to your entity: How to guide (PDF)See how to manage individual and company contact details on the Directory.
FAQsYour most common questions, answered. What is the OBIE Directory?The OBIE Directory is the key architectural component that enables third party providers (TPPs) to enrol onto the OBIE Directory and initiate interactions through APIs with account servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs). At its core the Directory is an identity and access management service providing identity information supporting natural persons, organisations and software identity classes.The OBIE Directory will provide the necessary functional capabilities required for third party providers (TPPs) that successfully enrolled with the OBIE to identify and onboard with ASPSPs so that they can use the APIs provided by the ASPSPs. ASPSPs can utilise technical information contained within the Directory to validate organisation and software identity (active/inactive), QTSP validity and member state NCA register status (including passport information). What are the main functions of the OBIE Directory?The functional capabilities can be broken up broadly into three capability groups: • Manage identities and access: The ability to issue and manage identity records for organisations and natural persons that interact with the OBIE Directory• Manage certificates: The ability to issue, manage and revoke digital certificates• Manage directory information: The ability to update and find information maintained in the Directory, either through APIs and / or a UI delivered as a web application What are some of the use cases for the OBIE Directory?High level use case illustrations can be found in our developer zone: High Level Use Cases How long does the enrolment process take to complete?Once we receive your enrolment form, we undertake some checks / validation and enrolment can take a few weeks to complete. Part of these checks include making sure your company has the right permissions under PSD2 i.e ASPSP, AISP and/or PISP and are authorised to passport into the UK.
What is the OBIE Directory?The OBIE Directory is the key architectural component that enables third party providers (TPPs) to enrol onto the OBIE Directory and initiate interactions through APIs with account servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs). At its core the Directory is an identity and access management service providing identity information supporting natural persons, organisations and software identity classes.The OBIE Directory will provide the necessary functional capabilities required for third party providers (TPPs) that successfully enrolled with the OBIE to identify and onboard with ASPSPs so that they can use the APIs provided by the ASPSPs. ASPSPs can utilise technical information contained within the Directory to validate organisation and software identity (active/inactive), QTSP validity and member state NCA register status (including passport information).
What are the main functions of the OBIE Directory?The functional capabilities can be broken up broadly into three capability groups: • Manage identities and access: The ability to issue and manage identity records for organisations and natural persons that interact with the OBIE Directory• Manage certificates: The ability to issue, manage and revoke digital certificates• Manage directory information: The ability to update and find information maintained in the Directory, either through APIs and / or a UI delivered as a web application
What are some of the use cases for the OBIE Directory?High level use case illustrations can be found in our developer zone: High Level Use Cases
How long does the enrolment process take to complete?Once we receive your enrolment form, we undertake some checks / validation and enrolment can take a few weeks to complete. Part of these checks include making sure your company has the right permissions under PSD2 i.e ASPSP, AISP and/or PISP and are authorised to passport into the UK.
CONTACT USFor support with enrolling, technical queries or any other aspect of our open banking solutions, just email our service desk.EMAIL US