Directive No. 09/DSP/2022 – Payment System: Acceptance Contract for Automatic Payment Terminals (TPA) – Natural Persons

GOVERNOR
DIRECTIVE NO. 09/DSP/2022
ORIGIN: Payment System Department (DSP) DATE 25/08/2022 SUBJECT: PAYMENT SYSTEMS

• Acceptance Contract for Automatic Payment Terminals (TPA) – Natural Persons

Whereas it is necessary to adjust the rules and procedures applicable to the execution of acceptance contracts for Automatic Payment Terminals (TPA), as provided in Notice No. 5/17 of July 10 regarding the Regulation of Payment Cards and Multicaixa Network; This Directive serves to establish the following:

1. Upon execution of the TPA acceptance contract with merchants, Banking Financial Institutions, hereinafter referred to as Institutions, must verify whether:
   a) The merchant holds an active Tax Identification Number (NIF); b) The tax registry of the merchant and/or self-employed professional includes the respective Economic Activity Code (CAE) related to its corporate purpose.

2. To comply with the preceding paragraph, Institutions must access the Webservice or portal of the General Tax Authority (AGT) to consult the merchant's NIF and economic activity, with AGT ensuring the availability of such information.

3. Without prejudice to the provision in paragraph (a) of No. 1 of this Directive, Institutions must, within 90 (ninety) days following the publication of this Directive, update the NIF for all merchants with whom they have executed a TPA acceptance contract.

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4. The execution of the TPA acceptance contract shall be suspended whenever Institutions fail to obtain information via the Webservice or AGT portal, or when the merchant's NIF is cancelled or suspended.
5. Whenever the situations provided in the preceding paragraph occur, Institutions must recommend that the merchant update their registry with AGT.
6. Without prejudice to the assumptions defined in the Data Protection Act, Institutions must, quarterly, report to the AGT portal information regarding merchants with whom they have executed TPA acceptance contracts, using the XML file format as specified in Annex I of this Directive.
7. TPA contracts executed under simplified accounts are not covered by this Directive.
8. Non-compliance with the provisions of this Directive constitutes an offense provided for and punishable under Law No. 40/20 of December 16, the Angolan Payment System Act, and Law No. 14/21 of May 19, the General Regime for Financial Institutions Act.
9. Doubts and omissions arising from the interpretation and application of this Directive shall be resolved by the Central Bank of Angola.
10. This Directive enters into force following its publication date.
Luanda, August 25, 2022.
PAYMENT SYSTEM DEPARTMENT

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Cristina Vihemba Manuel Alfredo Chingango Caniço

• Director -

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ANNEX I
XML Structure of Statistical Information

Mandatory	Field Name	Technical Notes	Format
*	Computer audit file (AuditFileVersion)	The XML schema version to be used	Text 10
*	Tax Identification Number of the Financial Institution (TaxRegistrationNumber)	Fill in with the Angolan NIF without spaces and without any country prefix.	Text 15
*	Legal name of the Financial Institution (Company Name)	Legal name of the Banking Financial Institution	Text 250
*	Start date of the file period (Start Date)		Date
*	End date of the file period (End Date)		Date
*	Tax Identification Number of the customer (CustomerTaxID)	Fill in with the Angolan NIF without spaces and without any country prefix.	Text 15
*	Name or Legal name of the customer (CustomerName)		Text 250
*	TPA Number (TPA Number)
*	Date of TPA assignment (GrossTotal)	Date on which the TPA was assigned to the customer	Date