EU regulatory register · PSD2
Article 59Currency and currency conversion
CELEX 32015L2366 · Read on 2026-08-18
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1. Payments shall be made in the currency agreed between the parties.
2. Where a currency conversion service is offered prior to the initiation of the payment transaction and where that currency conversion service is offered at an ATM, at the point of sale or by the payee, the party offering the currency conversion service to the payer shall disclose to the payer all charges as well as the exchange rate to be used for converting the payment transaction.
The payer shall agree to the currency conversion service on that basis.
Judgments of the Court of Justice
1 decisions
- C-409/22Court of Justice of the European Union
UA v 'Eurobank Bulgaria' AD
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Free movement of capital – Payment services in the internal market – Directive 2007/64/EC – Concept of ‘payment instrument’ – Power of attorney of an agent acting on behalf of the account holder – Copy of the power of attorney with an ‘apostille’ certificate – Articles 54 and 59 – Consent to the execution of a payment transaction – Concept of ‘authentication’ – Unauthorised payment transactions – Liability of the payment service provider for those transactions – Burden of proof.
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