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Can a mid-tier Irish retail bank grow its business banking revenue by embedding specialist third-party financial services (acquiring, invoice finance, asset finance) while leveraging its PSD2 open banking infrastructure as a platform?

HQ56-59 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
IndustryBank / Community
The story

Permanent TSB p.l.c. is a regulated Irish retail and business bank headquartered in Dublin, operating as a licensed deposit-taking institution under Central Bank of Ireland oversight. The bank has progressively added embedded finance partnerships — most notably with Worldpay for merchant acquiring and Bibby Financial Services for invoice finance — to extend its product range without building all capabilities in-house. Its PSD2 Developer Portal positions it as an open banking access point for third-party providers rather than a pure consumer of embedded finance infrastructure, reflecting its dual role as both a bank and a regulated API provider.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2018
PTSB implemented PSD2 compliance, launching a Developer Portal for authorised Third Party Providers (TPPs) with AISP, PISP, and CBPII APIs built to Open Banking Standards.· banking
2021
PTSB partnered with Worldpay (FIS) to provide merchant card payment solutions to its business banking customers across Ireland.· banking
Regulated entities
National Bank Charter / Retail Banking License
Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland)
Permanent TSB p.l.c.
The stack
Payments / PSP
Worldpay for PlatformsWorldpay
Lending
Business Term LoanCommercial MortgageBusiness OverdraftSBCI Growth and Sustainability Loan SchemeInvoice Finance (via Bibby Financial Services Ireland)Unit Stocking / Wholesale FinanceAsset Finance
Accounting
Xero
Accounting gap: minor