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The Conformance Checklist covers the following key elements, based on the latest version of Bahrain OBF:
Checklist for conformance to Bahrain OBF Security Guidelines for ASPSPs, AISPs and PISPs
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Checklist for conformance to Bahrain OBF Operational Guidelines for ASPSPs, AISPs and PISPs
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Checklist for conformance to Bahrain OBF Customer Experience Guidelines and Functional requirements for ASPSPs, AISPs, PISPs
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Each participant will need to self-declare their conformance to Bahrain OBF post implementation.
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The general process for obtaining a Conformance Certificate is as follows:
Participant downloads relevant Conformance Checklist and completes all required tests/checklist
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In addition to the completed Conformance Checklist, all participants, must share a signed self-declaration providing the status of their compliance to Bahrain OBF
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Further, all participants may also attach any supporting evidence to their self-declaration. The CBB may also request additional evidence as needed
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The submitted self-declaration and CX, functional, security and Operational Checklists (and additional evidence if applicable) will be reviewed and assessed by the CBB
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Post assessment the CBB will inform participants on the status of their conformance
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4. Publication of Conformance Certificate
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Certified: The participant will be marked as ‘Certified’ if the participant conform completely to all required or mandatory elements of the relevant Bahrain OBF Standard. If a participant also conforms to recommendations or optional elements of the relevant Bahrain OBF Standard, then these will also be marked on the related communication, e.g. meeting the Bahrain OBF recommended benchmarks for performance and availability.
Partial: The participant will be marked as ‘partial’ if the participant partially conforms to all required or mandatory elements of the relevant Bahrain OBF Standard.
The issuance and publication of Conformance Certificates are at the sole discretion of the CBB.
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