National Standardisation

On behalf of BSI (British Standards Institute) http://www.bsi-global.com/ we provide the secretariat for two national committees dealing with banking issues BSI IST/12 Financial services and BSI IST/17 Cards and personal identification for two international ISO (the International Organisation for Standardisation) committees.

One covers Financial Services (called TC68) and the other deals with Cards and Personal Identifiers (called SC17). Our relationship with BSI in this regard recognises our unique position in the UK Financial Services sector. Our links to industry players and key stakeholders enables us to lead, influence and monitor international standards on their behalf.

The role of these national committees is to provide the UK input covering the respective scope of both committees at an international and/or European level.  This is achieved by providing coordinated comments and votes on draft standards produced by CEN and ISO.  These committees also authorise UK representation to meetings of European and International Technical Committees, Sub-Committees and Working Groups.

IST/12 Financial Services 

IST/17 Cards and personal identification

For further information on the above two BSI committees please contact the Secretariat kathy.ryan@ukpayments.org.uk