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In forcePayment account providers (national)Last checked 11 November 2026

Payment accounts data for the European Commission (Art. 27 PAD)

A regulatory return listed by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) (BaFin), Germany.

BaFin collects from institutions covered by the Payment Accounts Act (ZKG) the data that Germany must send to the European Commission under Article 27 of the Payment Accounts Directive. Source

Official title: Datenerhebung nach Art. 27 der Zahlungskontenrichtlinie

The facts

Who files
Institutions covered by the Payment Accounts Act (ZKG). Source
How often
In collection windows set by BaFin; the page names 1 to 31 July 2026 as the next window. The frequency is not stated. Source
Deadline
Within the collection window, last stated as 01.07.2026 to 31.07.2026. Source
Format
Web form. A questionnaire filed through the MVP procedure 'Datenerhebung (Art. 27 Zahlungskontenrichtlinie)'. The page calls it a questionnaire (Fragebogen); its exact form was not read. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the BaFin: MVP Portal (Melde- und Veröffentlichungsplattform, reporting and publishing platform); Direct submission to BaFin outside the MVP Portal. See how firms file with the BaFin.
Status
In force
Group
Payment account providers (national)

Templates (0)

The library lists no templates for this return.

The questionnaire was not available without MVP access. Source

Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. Source

Public data

No published data from this return was found. Not published by BaFin. Source

Official documents (4)

The BaFin's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

  • MVP-Portal

    List of returns · HTML

    BaFin's page on its reporting and publishing platform (Melde- und Veröffentlichungsplattform, MVP). It lists 44 specialised procedures (Fachverfahren) firms use to file with BaFin, with registration steps and manuals. Read in German; the English version lists only 18 of them.

  • Datenerhebung nach Art. 27 der Zahlungskontenrichtlinie

    Filing rules · HTML · 25 June 2026

    Data that Germany must send to the European Commission under Article 27 of the Payment Accounts Directive, collected from institutions covered by the Payment Accounts Act (ZKG).

  • Infoblatt MVP Portal - Fachverfahren Datenerhebung (Art. 27 Zahlungskontenrichtlinie)

    Filing rules · PDF · 26.7 KB · 25 March 2026

    SHA-256 a1c4da68afd6show in fulla1c4da68afd6a956d1b56f0b376e52f78b3bf565bd17836a6ee7ad840eb2aa05
  • Benutzerhandbuch für das MVP Portal

    Guidance · PDF · 3.3 MB

    User manual for registering on the MVP Portal and applying for specialised procedures. Not read in full; size and hash recorded.

    SHA-256 ad770ad7df85show in fullad770ad7df85ff9be0dcd51cb1dc67d7edb2db7c7c6cb35cab09ca5ff605278e

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

Knowing exactly what is collected, in what format and under which rules is the first step to real-time supervision. Line4 builds SupTech software for financial regulators that runs checks like these as each return arrives.

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Last checked 11 November 2026.