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# payment service provider

Definition of payment service provider from Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, Article 3(1), point (42).

|                  |                                            |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **Defined term** | payment service provider                   |
| **Source**       | MiCA                                       |
| **Reference**    | Article 3(1), point (42)                   |
| **Status**       | Published                                  |
| **Refresh rule** | Regenerate after source legal-text changes |

## Definition

> **(42)** '[**payment service provider**](/definitions/psd2/payment-service-provider.md)' means a payment service provider as defined in Article 4, point (11), of [Directive (EU) 2015/2366](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015L2366-20250117);

## Source

[MiCA, Article 3(1), point (42)](https://headlesslaw.com/rulebooks/mica/articles/3/).

## Imported Definition

MiCA imports this definition from PSD2.

> (11) '[payment service provider](/definitions/psd2/payment-service-provider.md)' means a body referred to in Article 1(1) or a natural or legal person benefiting from an exemption pursuant to Article 32 or 33;

[Open PSD2 definition page](/definitions/psd2/payment-service-provider.md)

## Definition Chain

1. MiCA Article 3(1), point (42)
2. PSD2 Article 4, point (11)
3. PSD2 Article 1(1)

## Used In MiCA

* [Article 119](https://headlesslaw.com/rulebooks/mica/articles/119/)
* [Article 122](https://headlesslaw.com/rulebooks/mica/articles/122/)
* [Article 125](https://headlesslaw.com/rulebooks/mica/articles/125/)


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