German Payment Services Supervision Act
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The German Payment Services Supervision Act is a key financial regulatory law that sets the legal framework and licensing requirements for payment service providers operating in Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| German Payment Services Supervision Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3350943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German Payment Services Supervision Act Context triple: [German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, regulatesUnder, German Payment Services Supervision Act]
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A.
Bundesbank Act
The Bundesbank Act is the German federal law that defines the mandate, structure, and powers of the Deutsche Bundesbank as Germany’s central bank.
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B.
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is Germany’s integrated financial regulator responsible for overseeing banks, insurance companies, and financial markets to ensure stability, integrity, and consumer protection.
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C.
German Commercial Code
The German Commercial Code is a central piece of German business law that regulates commercial transactions, traders, and corporate accounting alongside the German Civil Code.
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D.
German Statutory Pension Insurance (policy supervision)
The German Statutory Pension Insurance (policy supervision) is the public system responsible for providing mandatory old-age, disability, and survivors’ pensions in Germany, operating under federal oversight and regulation.
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E.
German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German Payment Services Supervision Act Target entity description: The German Payment Services Supervision Act is a key financial regulatory law that sets the legal framework and licensing requirements for payment service providers operating in Germany.
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A.
Bundesbank Act
The Bundesbank Act is the German federal law that defines the mandate, structure, and powers of the Deutsche Bundesbank as Germany’s central bank.
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B.
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is Germany’s integrated financial regulator responsible for overseeing banks, insurance companies, and financial markets to ensure stability, integrity, and consumer protection.
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C.
German Commercial Code
The German Commercial Code is a central piece of German business law that regulates commercial transactions, traders, and corporate accounting alongside the German Civil Code.
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D.
German Statutory Pension Insurance (policy supervision)
The German Statutory Pension Insurance (policy supervision) is the public system responsible for providing mandatory old-age, disability, and survivors’ pensions in Germany, operating under federal oversight and regulation.
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E.
German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal law
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financial regulation ⓘ payments law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure stability of the payment system
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prevent money laundering in payment services ⓘ protect payment service users ⓘ |
| appliesInJurisdiction | Germany ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
credit institutions providing payment services
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electronic money issuers ⓘ non‑bank payment institutions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Directive (EU) 2015/2366
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Directive 2007/64/EC ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| definesTerm |
agent of a payment institution
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electronic money ⓘ payment institution ⓘ payment service ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
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surface form:
BaFin
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ⓘ |
| implements |
EU Payment Services Directive
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EU Payment Services Directive ⓘ
surface form:
EU Payment Services Directive 2
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| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf | German financial regulatory framework ⓘ |
| regulates |
electronic money institutions
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e‑money business ⓘ payment institutions ⓘ payment service providers ⓘ payment services ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
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surface form:
BaFin
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German Anti‑Money Laundering Act
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German Banking Act ⓘ German Securities Trading Act ⓘ |
| sector |
financial services
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payments industry ⓘ |
| setsRequirement |
authorization for payment institutions
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fit and proper management for payment institutions ⓘ minimum initial capital for payment institutions ⓘ ongoing supervision of payment institutions ⓘ reporting obligations to BaFin ⓘ risk management systems for payment service providers ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
capital requirements for payment institutions
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conduct of business rules for payment services ⓘ licensing of payment service providers ⓘ outsourcing by payment institutions ⓘ passporting of payment services within the European Union ⓘ safeguarding of customer funds ⓘ supervision of payment services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: German Payment Services Supervision Act Description of subject: The German Payment Services Supervision Act is a key financial regulatory law that sets the legal framework and licensing requirements for payment service providers operating in Germany.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
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regulatesUnder
→
German Payment Services Supervision Act
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subject surface form:
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority