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Q2 2023 Konsentus Third Party Provider Open Banking Tracker

This quarter we have seen a decline in the overall number of TPPs in both the EEA and UK.

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The trend we’ve seen over the past few quarters has continued. It is the first time in almost four years, the EEA has seen a decline in the overall number of TPPs. The UK has also seen a decline, similar to Q4 2022. Market maturity combined with economic uncertainty has led to some smaller TPPs going out of business or changing strategic focus

In the EEA, despite ten TPPs gaining regulatory approval (two more than in Q1 2023), eleven TPPs had their permissions removed (again this is more than Q1 2023), resulting in an overall figure of 355, one less than we reported at the end of March. 

In the UK, 4 additional TPPs were approved to provide PSD2 open banking services, one less than the 5 whose permissions were removed, taking the UK’s total to 201.  

This gives an overall number (EEA and UK combined) of 556, three less than we reported at the end of Q1 2023.

Countries in northern and central Europe are where there has been the most change this quarter. 64% of the TPPs whose permissions were removed were from a Nordic market and, of the newly approved entities, half of them are regulated in either Luxembourg or Finland.  

TPP Tracker Country Breakdown

TPP Country breakdown

Q2 Highlights (EEA)

  • Sweden still has the highest number of Home TPPs (37), despite 2 TPPs losing their open banking permissions
  • Italy has the highest number of passported-in TPPs (135) followed closely by Germany (133) and Spain (133)
  • TPPs from Cyprus (1), Finland (3), France (1), Hungary (1), Luxembourg (2), Malta (1) and Spain (1) gained regulatory approval during Q2 2023
  • TPPs from 7 countries had their PSD2 permissions revoked Denmark (2), Finland (2), Hungary (1), Iceland (1), Latvia (1), Netherlands (2) and Sweden (2)
  • In Luxembourg, the addition of 2 newly regulated TPPs saw its total double from 2 to 4
  • The increase in passported-in TPPs was marginally higher in Q3 than in Q2. 5 more TPPs gained permission to operate in the Netherlands and in 8 other countries, the number rose by 4. (Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Sweden);

Year on Year Rise in Passported-In TPPs (Average per EEA Country)

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With PSD2 open banking now in its fifth year, trends are starting to emerge. ​​

In the last 12 months, the growth in TPPs gaining permission to provide regulatory services into additional markets is greater (at 14%than those gaining regulatory approval for the first time (5%).

This is commensurate with a maturing ecosystem where successful businesses prefer to gain permission to operate in new markets to grow their businesses rather than expanding their product offering in their core market. This of course makes it harder for new market entrants who are competing against already successful business models. 

Top 10 Countries

Home TPPs
Passported TPPs

Key Changes

Reflections from Our CEO

For the first time in the history of the Konsentus TPP tracker, we are reporting a decline in the overall number of TPPs in the EEA. Although the UK has also seen a decline, it mirrors the trend from Q4 2022.

With 21 regulatory status changes in the EEA, along with an additional 9 in the UK, that’s significant movement and more than we’ve reported on in the last few trackers.​

It also shows the importance of ensuring the correct checking procedures are in place each time an account access request is made – especially as just over 64% of TPPs in the EEA can initiate payments on an account holder’s behalf. ​

Doing this due diligence in real time is why our customers trust us.​

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