SEPA compliance

Built from scratch to comply with SEPA Direct Debit regulations.

Custodita implements the requirements of the European Payments Council (EPC) Rulebooks, the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the ISO 20022 standard. Every mandate, signature and collection is managed in compliance with current regulations.

SEPA compliance
EPC Rulebook compliant

Mandates with all required fields: UMR, creditor identifier, IBAN, scheme, payment type and signature. Core and B2B support.

PSD2 compliant

Refund rights text (8 weeks / 13 months) included in every mandate as per PSD2 articles 76 and 71.

ISO 20022 (pain.008 / pain.002)

Collection and bank response XML files generated in standard ISO 20022 format, compatible with any European bank.

36-month expiration

Automatic inactivity expiration control per the EPC Rulebook. Alerts and bulk renewal.

Mandates with all required SEPA fields

Every mandate generated by Custodita includes all fields required by the EPC Rulebooks: unique reference, creditor identifier, debtor data, scheme, payment type and signature.

  • UMR (Unique Mandate Reference) generated automatically
  • Verified SEPA creditor identifier
  • Core and B2B schemes with their specific rules
Mandates with all required SEPA fields

Legal text per PSD2

The mandate PDF includes the legal text about the debtor's refund rights, per articles 76 and 71 of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2).

  • 8 weeks for authorised debits (art. 76 PSD2)
  • 13 months for unauthorised debits (art. 71 PSD2)
  • Text adapted to the scheme (Core vs B2B)
Legal text per PSD2

XML files in standard ISO 20022 format

Remittances are generated in pain.008.001.02 format and bank responses are processed in pain.002.001.03 format, both ISO 20022 standards accepted by any European bank.

  • XML structure validated per ISO 20022
  • SHA-256 checksum of the generated file
  • SEPA sequence types: FRST, RCUR, FNAL, OOFF
XML files in standard ISO 20022 format

Regulatory compliance without the effort

Custodita ensures every mandate and collection meets SEPA regulations.

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