Pay.UK and Iliad team up on NPA payments testing

Pay.UK is using the newly launched T3 test and certification platform for New Payments Architecture (NPA) from Iliad Solutions in precertification mode to underpin its self validation testing.

Pay.UK, which is supervised by the Bank of England's Financial Market Infrastructure Directorate and regulated by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), is the recognised operator and standards body for the UK’s interbank retail payment systems.

Iliad said that the general release of the new technology is designed to integrate and simulate the back-end systems that financial institutions use to interoperate with NPA.

The company says that NPA will be the biggest upgrade to UK payment systems in "a generation".

It added that Pay.UK's testing strategy has been "meticulously designed" to support the programme and to ensure that the NPA framework can be validated across the entire ecosystem.

The move forms part of an ongoing partnership between Pay.UK and Iliad Solutions, with both parties previously collaborating on Faster Payments, and Confirmation of Payee (CoP).

“Pay.UK’s groundbreaking payment initiatives have been created by the strength of its internal capabilities and the expertise provided by its chosen third partner partners like Iliad," said Antony Walton, Iliad Solution's chief executive.

He continued: "This experience has allowed us to develop the most comprehensive and resilient testing solutions available in the world today. We are delighted to be supporting Pay.UK once again.”

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