[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":633},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nav_featured_podcast":3,"nav_featured_press_release":21,"navigation_content":30,"payment_insight:how-sepa-indirect-participants-benefit-dnsp":378},{"uid":4,"title":5,"episodeLabel":6,"dateLabel":7,"episodeArt":8,"href":20},"from-payment-rails-to-connectivity","From Payment Rails to Connectivity, with The Clearing House's David Watson","EPISODE 5","August 18, 2026",{"dimensions":9,"alt":12,"copyright":13,"url":14,"id":15,"edit":16},{"width":10,"height":11},1064,652,"Payments Cannot Fail — Episode 05 with David Watson",null,"\u002F_prismic-media\u002Fd80df2e47c3ecb6f-cFcyPAgzKCMQEaND_Episode-05-David.jpg","cFcyPAgzKCMQEaND",{"x":17,"y":17,"zoom":18,"background":19},0,1,"transparent","\u002Fresources\u002Fpodcasts\u002Ffrom-payment-rails-to-connectivity",{"uid":22,"title":23,"tag":24,"dateLabel":25,"imageUrl":26,"imageAlt":27,"href":28,"imageFit":29},"form3-expands-strategic-partnership-with-sumup","Form3 expands strategic partnership with SumUp to bring real-time SEPA payments to millions of European small businesses","EU","February 25, 2026","\u002F_prismic-media\u002F3e91177f91478610-QA44Gzev0_tdg3ZI_SumUp.jpg","sumup","\u002Fresources\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fform3-expands-strategic-partnership-with-sumup","cover",{"header":31,"platform":59,"solutions":91,"developers":133,"company":155,"resources":184,"partnerships":208,"footer":220,"mobile":325},{"ctaLabel":32,"ctaHref":33,"topNav":34},"TALK TO OUR TEAM","\u002Fcontact",[35,39,43,47,51,55],{"label":36,"href":37,"key":38},"Platform","\u002Fplatform","platform",{"label":40,"href":41,"key":42},"Solutions","\u002Fsolutions","solutions",{"label":44,"href":45,"key":46},"Developers","\u002Fdevelopers","developers",{"label":48,"href":49,"key":50},"Company","\u002Fcompany","company",{"label":52,"href":53,"key":54},"Resources","\u002Fresources","resources",{"label":56,"href":57,"key":58},"Partnerships","\u002Fpartnerships","partnerships",{"sectionEyebrow":60,"primary":61,"productLinks":65,"enterprise":81,"trustFabric":86},"Explore the Platform",{"heading":62,"body":63,"ctaLabel":64,"ctaHref":37},"Our Payments Platform","A resilient, cloud-native platform powering real-time account-to-account payments at global scale.","See How It Works",[66,69,72,75,78],{"label":67,"href":68},"Payments Processing & Gateway","\u002Fpayments-processing-gateway",{"label":70,"href":71},"Orchestration & Intelligent Routing","\u002Forchestration-intelligent-routing",{"label":73,"href":74},"Payments Simulator","\u002Fpayments-simulator",{"label":76,"href":77},"Sponsor Bank Enablement","\u002Fsponsor-bank-enablement",{"label":79,"href":80},"Informed UI","\u002Finformed-ui",{"heading":82,"body":83,"ctaLabel":84,"ctaHref":85},"Form3 Enterprise","Deploy and manage proven cloud-native payments technology in the environment that works for your institution.","Deploy Enterprise","\u002Fplatform\u002Fenterprise",{"heading":87,"body":88,"ctaLabel":89,"ctaHref":90},"Form3 Trust Fabric","Manage TLS certificates, cryptographic vulnerabilities and quantum readiness at scale, with continuous visibility.","Deploy Trust Fabric","\u002Fplatform\u002Ftrust-fabric",{"regionsIntro":92,"regions":98,"industries":118},{"eyebrow":93,"heading":94,"headingLine2":95,"body":96,"ctaLabel":64,"ctaHref":97},"Regions","Global Reach.","Regional Expertise.","A proven payments platform serving organizations worldwide, with specialized experience across North America, United Kingdom, and Europe.","\u002Fglobal",[99,108,113],{"label":100,"description":101,"ctaLabel":102,"href":103,"extraLinks":104},"North America","Real-time infrastructure, through a resilient, multi-cloud platform built for scale and regulatory confidence.","US HOME","\u002Fsolutions\u002Funited-states",[105],{"label":106,"href":107},"CANADA HOME","\u002Fsolutions\u002Fcanada",{"label":109,"description":110,"ctaLabel":111,"href":112},"United Kingdom","Powering account-to-account payments at the heart of the UK financial ecosystem, with proven resilience.","UK HOME","\u002Fsolutions\u002Funited-kingdom",{"label":114,"description":115,"ctaLabel":116,"href":117},"Europe","Enabling secure, real-time and SEPA payments across European markets through a unified, cloud-native platform.","EUROPE HOME","\u002Fsolutions\u002Feurope",{"eyebrow":119,"links":120},"Industries",[121,125,129],{"label":122,"href":123,"iconSrc":124},"Financial Services","\u002Fsolutions\u002Findustries\u002Ffinancial-services","\u002F_prismic-media\u002F29c09c45caa89db9-kbUHZmgTmuIMbo1t_FinancialServices_menu.svg",{"label":126,"href":127,"iconSrc":128},"Fintech","\u002Fsolutions\u002Findustries\u002Ffintech","\u002F_prismic-media\u002F6de3e7cb4dd8d874-SjwNe6Nh-bbuTi0P_Fintech_menu.svg",{"label":130,"href":131,"iconSrc":132},"Government","\u002Fsolutions\u002Findustries\u002Fgovernment","\u002F_prismic-media\u002Fe71bc3a74a1d2142-kaGgdituzKDnVTbm_Government_menu.svg",{"engineering":134,"api":142,"pressEyebrow":154},{"eyebrow":135,"links":136},"Engineering",[137,139],{"label":135,"href":138},"\u002Fengineering",{"label":140,"href":141},"Accreditations","\u002Faccreditations",{"eyebrow":143,"links":144},"API",[145,148,151],{"label":146,"href":147},"API Docs","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.api-docs.form3.tech\u002F",{"label":149,"href":150},"API Tutorials","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.api-docs.form3.tech\u002Fapi\u002Ftutorials\u002Fgetting-started\u002Fintroduction",{"label":152,"href":153},"API Status","https:\u002F\u002Fstatus.form3.tech\u002F","Latest Press Release",{"about":156,"people":171,"podcastEyebrow":183},{"eyebrow":157,"links":158},"About",[159,162,165,168],{"label":160,"href":161},"Our Story","\u002Fcompany\u002Four-story",{"label":163,"href":164},"Our Team","\u002Fcompany\u002Fteam",{"label":166,"href":167},"Our Success & Strategic Approach","\u002Fcompany\u002Four-success",{"label":169,"href":170},"Customer Stories","\u002Fcompany\u002Fcustomer-stories",{"eyebrow":172,"links":173},"People",[174,177,180],{"label":175,"href":176},"Careers","\u002Fcompany\u002Fcareers",{"label":178,"href":179},"Vacancies","\u002Fcompany\u002Fvacancies",{"label":181,"href":182},"Culture","\u002Fcompany\u002Fculture","Latest Podcast",{"intro":185,"links":189,"pressEyebrow":154,"podcastEyebrow":183},{"eyebrow":52,"heading":186,"body":187,"ctaLabel":188,"ctaHref":53},"Form3 Resources","Our Resources bring together thought leadership, engineering insights, payments expertise, webinars, podcasts, whitepapers, company news and stories from our teams—all in one place.","LEARN MORE",[190,193,196,199,202,205],{"label":191,"href":192},"Payments Cannot Fail Podcast","\u002Fresources\u002Fpodcasts",{"label":194,"href":195},"Press Releases","\u002Fresources\u002Fpress-releases",{"label":197,"href":198},"Payment Insights","\u002Fresources\u002Fpayment-insights",{"label":200,"href":201},"Culture Blog","\u002Fresources\u002Fculture-blog",{"label":203,"href":204},"Engineering Blog","\u002Fresources\u002Fengineering-blog",{"label":206,"href":207},"Events","\u002Fevents",{"intro":209,"links":213,"pressEyebrow":154},{"eyebrow":56,"heading":210,"body":211,"ctaLabel":212,"ctaHref":57},"Partner with Form3","Explore how Form3 works with banks, fintechs, cloud providers, technology platforms and system integrators to accelerate payment modernization, strengthen customer offerings and unlock new opportunities for growth.","Let's Partner Together",[214,217],{"label":215,"href":216},"Technical & Ecosystem Partners","\u002Fpartnerships\u002Ftechnical-ecosystem",{"label":218,"href":219},"Channel & Distribution Partners","\u002Fpartnerships\u002Fchannel-distribution",{"platform":221,"region":229,"development":240,"company":248,"resources":259,"partnerships":267,"stayConnected":272,"legalLinks":292,"certifications":314},{"title":36,"links":222},[223,224,225,226,227,228],{"label":62,"href":37},{"label":67,"href":68},{"label":70,"href":71},{"label":73,"href":74},{"label":76,"href":77},{"label":79,"href":80},{"title":230,"links":231},"Region",[232,234,236,237,238],{"label":233,"href":97},"Global",{"label":235,"href":103},"United States",{"label":109,"href":112},{"label":114,"href":117},{"label":239,"href":107},"Canada",{"title":241,"links":242},"Development",[243,244,245,246,247],{"label":135,"href":138},{"label":140,"href":141},{"label":146,"href":147},{"label":149,"href":150},{"label":152,"href":153},{"title":48,"links":249},[250,251,252,253,254,255,256],{"label":160,"href":161},{"label":163,"href":164},{"label":169,"href":170},{"label":175,"href":176},{"label":178,"href":179},{"label":181,"href":182},{"label":257,"href":258},"Net Zero","\u002Fcompany\u002Fnet-zero",{"title":52,"links":260},[261,262,263,264,265,266],{"label":186,"href":53},{"label":191,"href":192},{"label":194,"href":195},{"label":200,"href":201},{"label":203,"href":204},{"label":206,"href":207},{"title":56,"links":268},[269,270,271],{"label":210,"href":57},{"label":215,"href":216},{"label":218,"href":219},{"title":273,"body":274,"ctaLabel":32,"ctaHref":33,"social":275},"Stay Connected","Form3 is a global account-to-account financial fabric delivering a proven payments platform trusted by banks and fintechs to deliver resilient, real-time payment experiences for their customers at scale.",[276,280,284,288],{"label":277,"href":278,"icon":279},"LinkedIn","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fform3-financial-cloud\u002F","linkedin",{"label":281,"href":282,"icon":283},"X","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.x.com\u002FForm3Cloud","x",{"label":285,"href":286,"icon":287},"YouTube","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@Form3Cloud","youtube",{"label":289,"href":290,"icon":291},"Instagram","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fform3.tech","instagram",[293,296,299,302,305,308,311],{"label":294,"href":295},"Terms & Conditions","\u002Flegal\u002Fterms-and-conditions",{"label":297,"href":298},"Privacy Policy","\u002Flegal\u002Fdata-privacy-statement",{"label":300,"href":301},"Recruitment Data Policy","\u002Flegal\u002Frecruitment-data-policy",{"label":303,"href":304},"Modern Slavery Statement","\u002Flegal\u002Fmodern-slavery",{"label":306,"href":307},"License","\u002Flegal\u002Flicense",{"label":309,"href":310},"Cookie Policy","\u002Flegal\u002Fcookie-policy",{"label":312,"href":313},"Manage Cookies","#cookies",[315,317,319,321,323],{"label":316},"ISO 27001",{"label":318},"ISO 27017",{"label":320},"ISO 27018",{"label":322},"ISAE 3000 SOC 2 Type II",{"label":324},"ISO 22301",{"platform":326,"solutions":341,"developers":355,"company":365,"resources":366,"partnerships":374},[327,329,339,340],{"kind":328,"label":62,"href":37},"link",{"kind":330,"label":60,"children":331},"group",[332,333,334,335,337],{"label":67,"href":68},{"label":70,"href":71},{"label":73,"href":74},{"label":76,"href":336},"\u002Fplatform\u002Fsponsor-bank-enablement",{"label":79,"href":338},"\u002Fplatform\u002Finform3d-ui",{"kind":328,"label":82,"href":85},{"kind":328,"label":87,"href":90},[342,344,350],{"kind":328,"label":233,"href":343},"\u002Fsolutions\u002Fglobal",{"kind":330,"label":93,"children":345},[346,347,348,349],{"label":235,"href":103},{"label":239,"href":107},{"label":109,"href":112},{"label":114,"href":117},{"kind":330,"label":119,"children":351},[352,353,354],{"label":122,"href":123},{"label":126,"href":127},{"label":130,"href":131},[356,360],{"kind":330,"label":135,"children":357},[358,359],{"label":135,"href":138},{"label":140,"href":141},{"kind":330,"label":143,"children":361},[362,363,364],{"label":146,"href":147},{"label":149,"href":150},{"label":152,"href":153},[],[367,368,369,370,371,372,373],{"kind":328,"label":186,"href":53},{"kind":328,"label":191,"href":192},{"kind":328,"label":194,"href":195},{"kind":328,"label":197,"href":198},{"kind":328,"label":200,"href":201},{"kind":328,"label":203,"href":204},{"kind":328,"label":206,"href":207},[375,376,377],{"kind":328,"label":210,"href":57},{"kind":328,"label":215,"href":216},{"kind":328,"label":218,"href":219},{"id":379,"uid":380,"url":381,"type":382,"href":383,"tags":384,"first_publication_date":385,"last_publication_date":386,"slugs":387,"linked_documents":389,"lang":390,"alternate_languages":391,"data":392},"alzzfhEAACsAUWOU","how-sepa-indirect-participants-benefit-dnsp","\u002Fresources\u002Fpayment-insights\u002Fhow-sepa-indirect-participants-benefit-dnsp","payment_insight","https:\u002F\u002Fform3-website.cdn.prismic.io\u002Fapi\u002Fv2\u002Fdocuments\u002Fsearch?ref=apnMZxEAACcAKWxv&q=%5B%5B%3Ad+%3D+at%28document.id%2C+%22alzzfhEAACsAUWOU%22%29+%5D%5D",[],"2026-07-19T16:22:25+0000","2026-08-27T21:28:34+0000",[388],"how-technology-is-skipping-the-fundamentals",[],"en-us",[],{"title":393,"excerpt":394,"card_image":395,"published_date":402,"reading_time":403,"tag":404,"dek":394,"featured_image":405,"about_form3":413,"client_about_heading":13,"client_about_body":414,"author_name":13,"author_title":13,"author_photo":415,"author_bio":416,"author_linkedin":417,"slices":419,"meta_title":631,"meta_description":632},"7 ways SEPA Indirect participants might be losing out","One area that has not received much attention is the way banks connect to their endpoints or partner banks. The same technology and technical setup have been used for the last 40 years, and it is not a common set of standards across the industry. While you can control what happens within your own bank, the reality is that banking relies heavily on other banking partners who may not have the same level of quality or design. This is particularly true when it comes to tackling one of the most fundamental areas of financial technology: account-to-account payments.",{"dimensions":396,"alt":393,"copyright":13,"url":398,"id":399,"edit":400},{"width":397,"height":397},800,"\u002F_prismic-media\u002Fcb04e4f3213b7a2b-qTsW6x_QCzYNYsiQ_how-sepa-indirect-participants-.svg","qTsW6x_QCzYNYsiQ",{"x":17,"y":17,"zoom":18,"background":401},"#ffffff","2023-03-13",3,"Blog",{"dimensions":406,"alt":409,"copyright":13,"url":410,"id":411,"edit":412},{"width":407,"height":408},872,436,"Illustration of the direct non-settling participation model and how it works. ","\u002F_prismic-media\u002F08591d982b4ef196-7TIe_fkrQe5QgsdM_4ee90202-5b16-4f41-98ad-2067b7d.png","7TIe_fkrQe5QgsdM",{"x":17,"y":17,"zoom":18,"background":19},[],[],{},[],{"link_type":418},"Any",[420,443,454,472,491,502,531,542,620],{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":423,"primary":424,"id":441,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},"default","initial",[],{"body":425},[426,431,435,438],{"type":427,"text":428,"spans":429,"direction":430},"heading3","How Technology is Skipping the Fundamentals",[],"ltr",{"type":432,"text":433,"spans":434,"direction":430},"paragraph","In the past two decades, technology has revolutionised the finance industry. Whilst I’m sad that many will no longer experience the joy of a rectangular signed piece of paper (also known as a cheque) appearing in a birthday card, my concerns pretty much end there. Payment experiences are slicker, banking interfaces have dramatically improved, and people can interact with their money in a more meaningful and transparent way.   ",[],{"type":432,"text":436,"spans":437,"direction":430},"It's not just the sexy user interfaces or ‘external assets’ that are moving in the right direction – traditional banks are also making progress in updating their core platforms. The  shift towards modular systems where cost ratios can be reduced, and efficiencies gained is definitely gathering pace and is being seen as a necessity to compete. This is enabling these laggards to catch up with their newer counterparts and interact with their customers in a myriad of different ways.  ",[],{"type":432,"text":439,"spans":440,"direction":430},"However, one area that has not received much attention is the way banks connect to their endpoints or partner banks. The same technology and technical setup have been used for the last 40 years, and it is not a common set of standards across the industry. While you can control what happens within your own bank, the reality is that banking relies heavily on other banking partners who may not have the same level of quality or design. This is particularly true when it comes to tackling one of the most fundamental  areas of financial technology: account-to-account payments.  ",[],"rich_text$518f2beb-770f-443e-b1ac-9320fb87efa8","rich_text",{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":444,"primary":445,"id":453,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":446},[447,450],{"type":427,"text":448,"spans":449,"direction":430},"Discovering new ways to process SEPA payments beyond banks",[],{"type":432,"text":451,"spans":452,"direction":430},"There have been so many amazing companies that have changed the way we pay and get paid. Push payments direct or via open banking (Trustly, Truelayer) BNPL (Klarna, PayPal, Apple), recurring payments (Gocardless), what I call Super Acquirer\u002FPSPs (Adyen, Checkout), challenger banks (Qonto, Monese) the list goes on. However, in addition to this, there are plenty of tier 2 and 3 banks that process at scale who aren’t Direct participants but still need to stay relevant and keep costs low in today’s market. ",[],"rich_text$4ec0fbec-bf31-4dab-9942-92c0495c48f8",{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":455,"primary":456,"id":471,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":457},[458,461,464,468],{"type":427,"text":459,"spans":460,"direction":430},"The traditional routes of becoming a SEPA participant",[],{"type":432,"text":462,"spans":463,"direction":430},"When these companies want to move the money they have collected, they must do so by having access to the scheme that will best facilitate the use case. For instant bank transfers in the SEPA region, this is RT1 and\u002For TIPS. For non-immediate payments and direct debits, this is STEP2 for SCT and SDD. Traditionally these companies have had 2 options which is driven by the license they hold:",[],{"type":465,"text":466,"spans":467,"direction":430},"list-item","If you are a Credit Institution, you can own and operate a Target2 (Central Bank) account and join the scheme directly.   ",[],{"type":465,"text":469,"spans":470,"direction":430},"If you are not, then you become an Indirect Participant (addressable PSP) and send your payments to a Direct Participant, who will then forward this on to the scheme. ",[],"rich_text$02902c07-7ebb-4724-8003-499348edb69e",{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":473,"primary":474,"id":490,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":475},[476,479],{"type":427,"text":477,"spans":478,"direction":430},"A Direct Non-Settling Participant model for SEPA participants",[],{"type":432,"text":480,"spans":481,"direction":430},"However, there is a third way that Form3 has pioneered in the UK and launched across Europe, called Direct Non-Settling Participant (DNSP). This unique model blends the two traditional models by leveraging the liquidity of a Direct Participant but sending payment messages directly to the scheme.",[482],{"start":483,"end":484,"type":485,"data":486},100,138,"hyperlink",{"link_type":487,"url":488,"target":489},"Web","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.form3.tech\u002Fpayment-platform\u002Feurope\u002Fsepa-instant","_blank","rich_text$659e9d63-ade8-42d8-8911-e4d24f7429bc",{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":492,"primary":493,"id":501,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":494},[495,498],{"type":427,"text":496,"spans":497,"direction":430},"How it works",[],{"type":432,"text":499,"spans":500,"direction":430},"Customers using this access model are provided with the benefits of direct technical access to the SEPA Instant clearing system. In collaboration with one of our partner banks messages are exchanged in such a way that this is experienced as if they were direct participants, same messages and same speed. Settlement happens on a settlement account held with the partner bank where our customers manage their own liquidity with the partner bank. This Access Model brings the DNSP Participant as close as possible to the clearing system without the need to hold a settlement account at TIPS.",[],"rich_text$e5641df5-b102-4b50-a18b-88eac209f6b3",{"variation":421,"version":503,"items":504,"primary":505,"id":529,"slice_type":530,"slice_label":13},"",[],{"eyebrow":13,"heading":506,"body":507,"cta_label":13,"cta_link":511,"aside_type":512,"aside_image":513,"aside_video":516,"aside_video_poster":518,"aside_video_reduced_motion":519,"aside_video_url":13,"aside_embed":520,"pardot_form_url":13,"form_submit_label":13,"form_variant":521,"form_heading":13,"redirect_on_success":522,"theme":524,"overlay_pattern":525,"background_continuation":526,"media_position":527,"aside_vertical_align":528},[],[508],{"type":432,"text":509,"spans":510},"How the direct non settling participant solution model works.",[],{"link_type":418},"Image",{"dimensions":514,"alt":409,"copyright":13,"url":410,"id":411,"edit":515},{"width":407,"height":408},{"x":17,"y":17,"zoom":18,"background":19},{"link_type":517},"Media",{},{},{},"Contact (default)",{"link_type":523},"Document","Light","None","Solid color (no gradient)","Right","Top of section","content_block$81c98f87-3e08-4e19-a55c-c3c18a226cb9","content_block",{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":532,"primary":533,"id":541,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":534},[535,538],{"type":427,"text":536,"spans":537,"direction":430},"What are the benefits of a Direct Non-Settling Participant model for SEPA participants",[],{"type":432,"text":539,"spans":540,"direction":430},"Traditionally the route of becoming a SEPA indirect participant has been the one taken by PSPs and more regionally focussed banks. While it is a lighter process than becoming a direct participant, it still represents a sizeable project. However, there are still many ways that an indirect model may be failing you. Let’s look at the problems associated with an Indirect model approach and see how DNSP can solve for them:",[],"rich_text$39b985c8-5531-4619-94fb-d42211e6ef65",{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":543,"primary":544,"id":619,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":545},[546,552,557,562,567,572,576,581,585,590,594,598,603,607,610,615],{"type":432,"text":547,"spans":548},"Meshing New technology on to old\nYou are an API first company or have recently re-platformed to a modern core and you read the specs of your Direct Participants connectivity, and it’s likely to be host to host. They might expose an API but it’s fragmented and cumbersome to work with. Most of the communication is file-based requiring a unique set of messaging standards. It is certainly not re-usable nor is there the facility to test effectively in sandboxes. Integration support is limited.   ",[549],{"start":17,"end":550,"type":551},33,"strong",{"type":432,"text":553,"spans":554},"DNSP: With cloud-native API send JSON messages direct to scheme. Simulators let you test all happy and un-happy paths. All projects are standardised and run to pre-defined implementation timelines.",[555],{"start":17,"end":556,"type":551},4,{"type":432,"text":558,"spans":559},"Different Integrations across schemes\nThe integration will be very different across the SEPA schemas. That is 3 completely different integrations, pulling reports in 3 different formats.   ",[560],{"start":17,"end":561,"type":551},37,{"type":432,"text":563,"spans":564},"DNSP: The same set of API resources are re-used across the different schemes making the addition of new schemes simple and quick.   ",[565],{"start":17,"end":566,"type":551},5,{"type":432,"text":568,"spans":569},"Incomplete bank integrations\nSome banks have chosen not to offer all SEPA schemes to their FIs, and certain exception and enquiry message types are not covered. This means FIs often have to use 2 or 3 banks to cover all their SEPA requirements.   ",[570],{"start":17,"end":571,"type":551},28,{"type":432,"text":573,"spans":574},"DNSP: All SEPA schemes are covered and the full set of message types that a direct participant must test for and deploy are available for DNSP addressable PSPs. ",[575],{"start":17,"end":556,"type":551},{"type":432,"text":577,"spans":578},"Screening\nWhen and FI sends their payments to their Direct Participant, every single transaction is monitored and screened. Rule based systems often create false positives, especially when the direct participant is not familiar with the business models the FI is in. Often rules are generic and based from corporate client bases.   ",[579],{"start":17,"end":580,"type":551},9,{"type":432,"text":582,"spans":583},"DNSP: All screening is done by the FI with the technology selection, methodology and processes all owned and managed by them. This is huge as the FI knows their customer better than anyone else and can tailor rules accordingly.   ",[584],{"start":17,"end":556,"type":551},{"type":432,"text":586,"spans":587},"Scalability\nHaving another party in the flow of messaging always introduces risk and latency. As FIs scale up and their volume increases, the legacy estates of direct participants can begin to throttle transactions and dictates throughput to the scheme.   ",[588],{"start":17,"end":589,"type":551},12,{"type":432,"text":591,"spans":592},"DNSP: The FI is in full control of transaction throughput as messages are sent directly to the scheme.   ",[593],{"start":17,"end":556,"type":551},{"type":432,"text":595,"spans":596},"  ",[597],{"start":17,"end":18,"type":551},{"type":432,"text":599,"spans":600},"SEPA Scheme changes\nIn SEPA world, we are all accustomed to the yearly changes that are announced and mandated for change late in the year. This can heavily impact software integrations.   ",[601],{"start":17,"end":602,"type":551},20,{"type":432,"text":604,"spans":605},"DNSP: Form3 has never had downtime when deploying new releases, where we have multiple releases per day. Scheme changes are no different and Form3 absorb the changes and format these into the API that FIs consume.   ",[606],{"start":17,"end":556,"type":551},{"type":432,"text":595,"spans":608},[609],{"start":17,"end":18,"type":551},{"type":432,"text":611,"spans":612},"High cost: as volume scales, the full scope of costs do not trend downwards with volume. It may be that transactions costs can fall, but R (recalls, returns, refunds) messaging costs are where the banks make the lion share of their revenue.   ",[613],{"start":17,"end":614,"type":551},11,{"type":432,"text":616,"spans":617},"DNSP: For high volume FIs can reduce total cost of ownership significantly.",[618],{"start":17,"end":556,"type":551},"rich_text$2fa7494f-54b4-486d-8546-a07559099974",{"variation":421,"version":422,"items":621,"primary":622,"id":630,"slice_type":442,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":623},[624,627],{"type":427,"text":625,"spans":626,"direction":430},"How Form3 can help SEPA participants begin their DNSP journey",[],{"type":432,"text":628,"spans":629,"direction":430},"A thorough assessment of the FIs business model must be undertaken to make sure that the right connectivity and setup is chosen. At Form3, we love the details of exploring what works and how we can design models that are fit for an API first, Instant, 24x7 world. We can also ensure that our API integration for DNSP is also the same for being a Direct Participant. So, when FIs migrate from PI\u002FEMI to credit institution, you are covered. This is also important as the EPC’s discovery exercise of granting non-banks direct access to SEPA is still being considered and will be a game changer in opening more competition within SEPA to create a more democratic payment landscape.  ",[],"rich_text$82ffd4fd-5a05-457e-8850-9580176d630f","7 Ways SEPA Indirect Participants Might Be Losing Out | Form3 Insights","Explore the challenges faced by SEPA Indirect Participants and discover how the innovative Direct Non-Settling Participant model can help improve payment efficiency and reduce costs for financial institutions. Learn more at Form3 Insights.",1788466509903]