Assessment guide for the security of internet payments

This assessment guide has been developed by the European Forum on the Security of Retail Payments, SecuRe Pay (the "Forum"), on the basis of the final "Recommendations for the security of internet payments" (the "Recommendations") published on the ECB's websiteon 31 January 2013. This assessment guide is intended for those supervisory and oversight authority staff of the Member States who are in charge of assessing compliance with the internet recommendations in the respective countries and is aimed at ensuring that assessments are harmonised and efficient throughout the EU/EEA. This shall facilitate the supervisory/oversight authorities in comparing and/or aggregating findings across Member States, without prejudice to the supervisory controls carried out in accordance with their respective responsibilities. While following the general path provided by this guide, the supervisory/oversight staff will exercise professional judgement, looking at the specific features of the context examined, including possible adaptation and integration of any questions, checkpoints or evidence/reference documentation required. In order to facilitate this exercise, this assessment guide shall be published on the ECB's website.