2. Actors and definitions

1.1 Actors and definitions

• primo elemento
• secondo elemento
• terzo elemento

Following the actors expected and the related acronyms used in the document:

-PSU_Payment Services User
He is the subject using all the payment services defined and provided by the PSD2 ecosystem. -PISP_Payment Initiation Service Provider
This entity provides the PSU with the service to set up payment transactions; the related services supplied can be identified as PIS (Payment Initiation Service).
-PIISP_Payment Instrument Issuing Service Provider (also known as CISP – Card Issuing Service Provider).
This entity provides information about the funds availability on PSD2 payment transactions based on the payment cards. The related services supplied can be identified as FCS (Confirmation on the Availability of Funds Service).
-AISP_Account Information Service Provider
This entity offers information services about the payment accounts. The related services can be identified as AIS (Account Information Service).
-ASPSP_Account Servicing Payment Service Provider
This is the entity where the payment accounts resides. It receives payment requests, receive payments, provides information on managed payment accounts.
-TPP_Third Party Provider
A general definition of the provided services inside the PSD2 on behalf of a PSU. A TPP may have one or more of the PISP, AISP, PIISP roles and it is able to communicate with the involved ASPSPs through the interfaces defined by the PSD2 Gateway.