2026-02-05

Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions

The Bank of Italy has issued supervisory provisions governing the regulatory framework for payment institutions and electronic money institutions. These provisions, published in the Official Gazette, establish the operational and compliance requirements for entities providing payment services and issuing electronic money. The document serves as the consolidated regulatory text, incorporating amendments from various dates including November 2022 and February 2022.

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05 February 2026

3 February 2026 - Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions

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17 November 2022

Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions - Full version as of 2 November 2022

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This full version of the Supervisory Provisions for PIs and EMIs incorporates the amendments contained in the Decision of 2 November 2022 and is published for purely informational purposes.

03 November 2022

2 November 2022 - Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions

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These provisions were published in the Official Gazette General Series no. 265 of 12-11-2022. They have been in force since that date.

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Publication Date:: 23 February 2022

22 February 2022 - Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions pdf 202 KB These provisions were published in the Official Gazette General Series no. 52 of 03-03-2022. They have been in force since that date.

Publication Date:: 23 February 2022

Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions - Full version as of 22 February 2022 pdf 1 MB This full version of the Supervisory Provisions for PIs and EMIs incorporates the amendments contained in the Decision of 22 February 2022 and is published for purely informational purposes.

Publication Date:: 24 July 2019

23 July 2019 - Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions pdf 614 KB These provisions were published in the Official Gazette General Series no. 193 of 19-08-2019 - Ordinary Supplement no. 34. They have been in force since that date.

Publication Date:: 20 May 2016

17 May 2016 - Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions pdf 885 KB These provisions were published in the Official Gazette General Series no. 127 of 1 June 2016. They have been in force since that date.

Publication Date:: 23 May 2016

Explanatory Note pdf 74 KB

Publication Date:: 22 June 2012

20 June 2012 - Supervisory Provisions for Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions pdf 625 KB

Publication Date:: 29 October 2021

Communication of 29 October 2021 pdf 200 KB Implementation for payment service providers of the updated EBA Guidelines on reporting of serious IT incidents under the PSD2 Directive (EBA/GL/2021/03)

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