Accessing Standards
Our standards can be accessed through our online portals: the Standards Library for Faster Payment System (FPS) related specifications and documentation, and Standards Source for all other standard reference documents.
The Pay.UK Standards Authority has developed the portals to provide an authoritative source of standards reference documents for the UK retail payments ecosystem. These documents can be used as an industry resource for new message creation, application programming interface (API) design, and relevant technical mappings, facilitating a best-in-class payment platform for the UK.
The standards currently available are:
Updates to Standards Source and the Standards Library
We have recently updated Standards Source and the Standards Library and introduced changes to improve user experience.
Main changes include:
- An improved search feature for quicker access to content;
- A simplified layout for easy navigation;
- A new download feature for content;
- Consolidation of multiple portals into one, single-login.
You can access the portals via the links below. Please save these new URLs for future access.
- Standards Source https://www.standardssource.com/stn
- The Standards Library https://www.standardssource.com/fps
Important notice
Please note that we have now retired the Bank of England iteration of the portal.
You must use the MyStandards repository for technical guidance relating to CHAPS payment messages.