Payment Initiation Service Provider

Here you’ll find all of the information you need to know about how we've implemented the API standards defined by Open Banking for Payment Initiation Service Providers (PISP).

To view the latest version of the Open Banking standards and specifications, visit the Open Banking Developer Zone.


    Version Supported

    Date

    Production

    Sandbox

    March 2019

      N/A

        v3.1

          July 2019

            v3.1.1

              v.3.1.1

                Our PISP APIs

                Here you’ll find all of the available endpoints that we currently support.


                Domestic payments

                This can be used to initiate a single domestic payment for a Tesco Bank account.

                  What to know when using this API

                  • For current and savings accounts, single domestic payments, a bank transfer using 'Faster Payments', typically will happen immediately but may take up to 2 hours to fully process (i.e. settlement completed), depending on the Bank.
                  • For credit cards, we only support single domestic payments with a LocalInstrument of UK.OBIE.MoneyTransfer or UK.OBIE.BalanceTransfer. These will typically be in the payee's account by the end of the next working day. The payment will have a status of “Pending” during processing and, once fully processed, will change to a status of either “AcceptedSettlementComplete” or “Rejected”.
                  • When a request is made with the same idempotency key as a previous request, it’ll receive a cached response if submitted within 24 hours of a successfully executed previous request. Alternatively, it’ll be treated as new if the previous request was not successfully processed.

                  Payment validation rules

                  Set Up Payment Order Consent (Faster Payment)

                    LocalInstrument

                    When LocalInstrument is blank - the request will be processed as a Faster Payment.

                    When LocalInstrument is UK.OBIE.FPS - the request will be processed as a Faster Payment. For all payments, Instructed Amount must be specified to no more than two decimal places.

                      Amount

                      Lower Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be greater than or equal £0.01.

                      Upper Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be less than or equal £10,000.00.

                      Note: During consent authorisation and payment submission further payment limit validation will be applied relating to customer daily limits.

                        Currency

                        Instructed Amount/Currency must be set to GBP.

                          Creditor Account

                          CreditorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber or UK.OBIE.IBAN.

                          If Scheme Name is set to SortCodeAccountNumber then the Identification must be set as a valid UK sort code and account number.

                          If Scheme Name is set as IBAN then the Identification must be set as a valid UK IBAN.

                            Debtor Account

                            Debtor Account is optional.

                            If supplied, DebtorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber or UK.OBIE.IBAN.

                              Mandatory attributes

                              All mandatory attributes as specified in Open Banking Standards must be supplied.

                                Format validation

                                If supplied, the following attributes must conform to the maximum field length validation as below:

                                  Attribute

                                  Maximum Field Length

                                  InstructedAmount/Amount

                                    15

                                      CreditorAccount/Name

                                        35

                                          CreditorAccount/SecondaryIdentification

                                            13

                                              RemittanceInformation/Reference

                                                18

                                                  CreditorPostalAddress/StreetName

                                                    35

                                                      The above attributes must conform to the data format validation specified in the Domestic Payments spec.

                                                      All other supplied attributes must conform to the maximum field length and data format validation specified in the Domestic Payments specification.

                                                      The single domestic payment consent request must not contain attributes that cannot be mapped to the object OBWriteDomesticConsent2

                                                        Set Up Payment Order Consent (Balance Transfer)

                                                        LocalInstrument

                                                        When LocalInstrument is UK.OBIE.BalanceTransfer the request will be processed as a Balance Transfer.

                                                          Amount

                                                          InstructedAmount/Amount must be greater than or equal to £1 for all payments, Instructed Amount must be specified to no more than two decimal places.

                                                            Currency

                                                            Instructed Amount/Currency must be set to GBP.

                                                              Creditor Account

                                                              CreditorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.PAN. When a PAN is supplied for a Creditor Account it must be <=18 numeric characters.

                                                                Debtor Account

                                                                Debtor Account is optional. If supplied, DebtorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.UK.OBIE.PAN.

                                                                  Mandatory attributes

                                                                  All mandatory attributes as specified in Open Banking Standards must be supplied.

                                                                    Format validation

                                                                    If supplied, the following attributes must conform to the maximum field length validation as below:

                                                                      Attribute

                                                                      Maximum Field Length

                                                                      InstructedAmount/Amount

                                                                        15

                                                                          CreditorAccount/Name

                                                                            35

                                                                              CreditorAccount/SecondaryIdentification

                                                                                13

                                                                                  RemittanceInformation/Reference

                                                                                    18

                                                                                      CreditorPostalAddress/StreetName

                                                                                        35

                                                                                          Set Up Payment Order Consent (Money Transfer)

                                                                                            LocalInstrument

                                                                                            When LocalInstrument is UK.OBIE.MoneyTransfer the request will be processed as a Money Transfer.

                                                                                              Amount

                                                                                              InstructedAmount/Amount must be greater than or equal to £1 for all payments, Instructed Amount must be specified to no more than two decimal places.

                                                                                                Currency

                                                                                                Instructed Amount/Currency must be set to GBP.

                                                                                                  Creditor Account

                                                                                                  CreditorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber or UK.OBIE.IBAN. If Scheme Name is set to SortCodeAccountNumber then the Identification must be set as a valid UK sort code and account number. If Scheme Name is set as IBAN then the Identification must be set as a valid UK IBAN.

                                                                                                    Debtor Account

                                                                                                    Debtor Account is optional. If supplied, DebtorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.UK.OBIE.PAN.

                                                                                                      Reference

                                                                                                      Reference must be blank.

                                                                                                      Secondary Identification Reference must be blank.

                                                                                                        Mandatory attributes

                                                                                                        All mandatory attributes as specified in Open Banking Standards must be supplied.

                                                                                                          Format validation

                                                                                                          If supplied, the following attributes must conform to the maximum field length validation as below:

                                                                                                            Attribute

                                                                                                            Maximum Field Length

                                                                                                            InstructedAmount/Amount

                                                                                                              15

                                                                                                                CreditorAccount/Name

                                                                                                                  35

                                                                                                                    CreditorPostalAddress/StreetName

                                                                                                                      35


                                                                                                                        Domestic Standing Orders

                                                                                                                        This API can be used to set up a domestic Standing Order on a Tesco Bank account.

                                                                                                                          What to know when using this API

                                                                                                                          Products supported:

                                                                                                                          • Current Accounts

                                                                                                                          When a request is made with the same idempotency key as a previous request, it’ll receive a cached response if submitted within 24 hours of a successfully executed previous request. Alternatively, it’ll be treated as new if the previous request was not successfully processed.

                                                                                                                          For both POST/domestic-standing-orders & GET/domestic-standing-orders, the status returned will always either be “InitiationCompleted” or “InitiationFailed” upon set up.

                                                                                                                            Rules

                                                                                                                            Set Up Payment Order Consent Domestic Standing Order

                                                                                                                              Amount

                                                                                                                              Lower Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be greater than or equal £1.00.

                                                                                                                              Upper Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be less than or equal £10,000.00.

                                                                                                                              For all payments, Instructed Amount must be specified to no more than two decimal places.

                                                                                                                                Currency

                                                                                                                                Instructed Amount/Currency must be set to GBP.

                                                                                                                                  Creditor Account

                                                                                                                                  CreditorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber or UK.OBIE.IBAN.

                                                                                                                                  If Scheme Name is set to SortCodeAccountNumber then the Identification must be set as a valid UK sort code and account number.

                                                                                                                                  If Scheme Name is set as IBAN then the Identification must be set as a valid UK IBAN.

                                                                                                                                    Debtor Account

                                                                                                                                    Debtor Account is optional. If supplied, DebtorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber or UK.OBIE.IBAN.

                                                                                                                                      Frequency

                                                                                                                                      Frequency must be one of:

                                                                                                                                      • EvryDay - i.e. daily
                                                                                                                                      • IntrvlWkDay:X:Y , allowable values for X are (01,02,04), allowable values for Y are (01-07), any others will be rejected.This will schedule payments to be made Weekly, Bi-Weekly or Four Weekly on the day of your choosing.
                                                                                                                                      • IntrvlMnthDay:X:Y - allowable values for X are (01,02,03,06,12), allowable values for Y are (01-31). This will schedule payments to be made Monthly, Bi-Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annually or Annually on the day of your choosing. Any other values will be rejected.
                                                                                                                                      • IntrvlDay:15 - only permitted value is 15, reject any others.

                                                                                                                                      First Payment Date

                                                                                                                                      Time is ignored, only date portion is respected

                                                                                                                                      First payment date must be after today, and <= (today + one year)

                                                                                                                                      The first payment date for the schedule must agree with the frequency:

                                                                                                                                      • If Frequency is IntrvlWkDay:X:Y, then the day of the week on which the first payment date will fall (Monday-Sunday)must agree with the day of week specified in the frequency (01-07)
                                                                                                                                      • If Frequency is IntervalMnthDay:X:Y, then the day of the month of the first payment date (01-31) must match the day of the month specified in the frequency (01-31)

                                                                                                                                      Recurring Payment date

                                                                                                                                      Recurring payment date should not be supplied, it will be derived from first payment. Request will be rejected if this value is populated.

                                                                                                                                        Final Payment date

                                                                                                                                        Time is ignored, only date portion is respected.

                                                                                                                                        Optional, if supplied then must be after first and recurring payment dates, as applicable, and <= (today + 30 years).

                                                                                                                                          Number of Payments

                                                                                                                                          Optional: If final payment date is supplied, number of payments must be blank or request will be rejected.

                                                                                                                                          Number of payments must be in range 2-999.

                                                                                                                                          Final payment date (calculated using the frequency, number of payments and either first or recurring payment date, as appropriate) must be <= (today + 30 years)

                                                                                                                                            Mandatory Attributes

                                                                                                                                            All mandatory attributes must be supplied.

                                                                                                                                              Format validation

                                                                                                                                              If supplied, the following attributes must conform to the maximum field length validation as below:

                                                                                                                                                Attribute

                                                                                                                                                Maximum Field Length

                                                                                                                                                Initiation/Reference

                                                                                                                                                  18

                                                                                                                                                    FirstPaymentAmount/Amount

                                                                                                                                                      15

                                                                                                                                                        RecurringPaymentAmount/Amount

                                                                                                                                                          15

                                                                                                                                                            FinalPaymentAmount/Amount

                                                                                                                                                              15

                                                                                                                                                                CreditorAccount/Name

                                                                                                                                                                  35

                                                                                                                                                                    CreditorAccount/SecondaryIdentification

                                                                                                                                                                      13


                                                                                                                                                                        Domestic Scheduled Payments

                                                                                                                                                                        This API can be used to schedule a one-off payment from a Tesco Bank account.

                                                                                                                                                                          What to know when using this API

                                                                                                                                                                          Products supported:

                                                                                                                                                                          • Current Accounts
                                                                                                                                                                          • Savings Accounts
                                                                                                                                                                          • Clubcard Pay+
                                                                                                                                                                          • Round Up

                                                                                                                                                                          When a request is made with the same idempotency key as a previous request, it’ll receive a cached response if submitted within 24 hours of a successfully executed previous request. Alternatively, it’ll be treated as new if the previous request was not successfully processed.

                                                                                                                                                                          For both POST/domestic-standing-orders & GET/domestic-standing-orders, the status returned will always either be “InitiationCompleted” or “InitiationFailed” upon set up.

                                                                                                                                                                            Rules

                                                                                                                                                                              LocalInstrument

                                                                                                                                                                              When LocalInstrument is blank or set as UK.OBIE.FPS the request will be processed as a Faster Payment.

                                                                                                                                                                              All other values will be rejected.

                                                                                                                                                                                Amount

                                                                                                                                                                                Lower Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be greater than or equal £0.01.

                                                                                                                                                                                Upper Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be less than or equal £10,000.00.

                                                                                                                                                                                  Currency

                                                                                                                                                                                  Instructed Amount/Currency must be set to GBP.

                                                                                                                                                                                    Creditor Account

                                                                                                                                                                                    CreditorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber or UK.OBIE.IBAN.

                                                                                                                                                                                    If Scheme Name is set to SortCodeAccountNumber then the Identification must be set as a valid UK sort code and account number.

                                                                                                                                                                                    If Scheme Name is set as IBAN then the Identification must be set as a valid UK IBAN.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Debtor Account

                                                                                                                                                                                      Debtor Account is optional.

                                                                                                                                                                                      If supplied, DebtorAccount/SchemeName must be set to UK.OBIE.SortCodeAccountNumber or UK.OBIE.IBAN.

                                                                                                                                                                                      If supplied, the sort code must be a Tesco Bank sort code (range 40-64-00 to 40-64-22).

                                                                                                                                                                                        Request Execution Date Time

                                                                                                                                                                                        Time is ignored, only date portion is respected

                                                                                                                                                                                        Requested execution date must be after today, and <= (today + 1 year)

                                                                                                                                                                                          Mandatory attributes

                                                                                                                                                                                          All mandatory attributes must be supplied

                                                                                                                                                                                            Format validation

                                                                                                                                                                                            If supplied, the following attributes must conform to the maximum field length validation as below

                                                                                                                                                                                              Attribute

                                                                                                                                                                                              Maximum Field Length

                                                                                                                                                                                              InstructedAmount/Amount

                                                                                                                                                                                                15

                                                                                                                                                                                                  CreditorAccount/Name

                                                                                                                                                                                                    35

                                                                                                                                                                                                      CreditorAccount/SecondaryIdentification

                                                                                                                                                                                                        13

                                                                                                                                                                                                          RemittanceInformation/Reference

                                                                                                                                                                                                            18

                                                                                                                                                                                                              CreditorPostalAddress/StreetName

                                                                                                                                                                                                                35


                                                                                                                                                                                                                  International Payments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  This can be used to initiate a single international payment for a Tesco Bank account.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    What to know when using this API

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LocalInstrument

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LocalInstrument field must be set to UK.OBIE.SWIFT any payment type specified other than SWIFT will be rejected.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Creditor Account

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        All international payments must have a BIC and this must be specified in the field CreditorAgent/SchemeName.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The payment will also have either an IBAN or an Account Number in the field CreditorAccount/SchemeName.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Transaction Details

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Creditor Agent Scheme Name and Identification must be provided if they are not provided the request will be rejected.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tesco Bank will only make international payments in the currency of the destination country (as defined above from the BIC), therefore Currency of Transfer must be the same as the currency of the destination country.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Amount

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lower Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be greater than or equal £1.00.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Upper Limit: For all payments, Instructed Amount/Amount must be less than or equal £10,000.00.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Note: During consent authorisation and payment submission further payment limit validation will be applied relating to customer daily limits.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Payee Address

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The following fields must be populated or the request will be rejected:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              OBInternational2/Creditor/PostalAddress/StreetNameStreet

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              OBInternational2/Creditor/PostalAddress/TownName

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Exchange Rate Information

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The value in the RateType field must be either Actual or Indicative. All other values will be rejected.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tesco Bank will apply the following rules to Exchange Rates:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rate type is Indicative between:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                12:45 and 13:30 Mon to Thurs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                12:45 Fri to 13:30 Sun

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                12:45 day before a bank holiday to 13:30 on the bank holiday. Bank holidays are English bank holidays

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rate type is Actual at all other times

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                If a specific RateType is requested, the DebtorAccount UnitCurrency field must be GBP.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmation of funds

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  This API can be used to confirm that a specific amount is available from a Tesco Bank account.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    What to know when using this API

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Validate Scheme Name and Identification

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      If Scheme Name is set to SortCodeAccountNumber then the Identification must be set as a valid UK sort code and account number. If Scheme Name is set as IBAN then the Identification must be set as a valid UK IBAN.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Post / Funds-Confirmations

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Currency field must contain value GBP or the confirmation of funds request will be rejected.