Operational Guidelines Checklist

Checklist overview

ASPSPs applying for an Open Banking Operational Guidelines Conformance Certificate must submit a completed OG Checklist for each dedicated interface and each brand and segment. We note that multiple brands may have the same implementations and dedicated interfaces, which means the same OG Checklist can be submitted for each of them. Further, we encourage those completing the OG Checklist to consider if any additional submissions may be required e.g. if an ASPSP has “app-only” customers whereby having a consolidated OG Checklist could lead to different answers being provided for different customers.

For each OG Checklist submission, the business owner of the relevant brand/product should sign off and attest to its accuracy.

In developing the Checklist questions, we have defined some key principles that each question must adhere to:

• OBJECTIVE – be fact based and not rely upon the judgement of the ASPSP or TPP – quantitative evidence should be used wherever possible.
• CLEAR – standalone, single clause, closed questions which demand a “yes or no” answer.
• DEFINED – unambiguous and tightly constructed with links to definitions where appropriate.
• TRACEABLE – based on regulatory requirements and/or the Open Banking Standard (rationale for inclusion and classification will be made explicit).