2004

Formation of the Berlin Group

Established as a pan-European initiative to define open and common interbanking standards.

2017

Launch of NextGenPSD2 Initiative

Development of a harmonised XS2A framework in response to the PSD2 directive.

2019

PSD2/RTS Go-Live

Widespread adoption of NextGenPSD2 standards by over 75% of European banks.

2020

Launch of openFinance API Framework

Extending beyond PSD2 to enable voluntary, premium services and new data types.

2023-2025

PSD3/ PSR, FIDA & The Future

Positioning openFinance standards as a market-ready solution for the upcoming Payment Services (PSD3/ PSR) and Financial Data Access (FIDA) regulation.