--- title: "Article 59 — Currency and currency conversion" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02015L2366-20250117" source_retrieved: 2026-10-08 shortTitle: "Article 59 — Currency and currency conversion" instrument_type: level1_directive authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Directive (EU) 2015/2366" instrument: psd2 celex: "32015L2366" regulation: PSD2 regulation-full: "Directive (EU) 2015/2366" article: 59 status: in_force object_id: eu.psd2.legal_text.article.59 text_version: "Consolidated version of 17 January 2025" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02015L2366-20250117" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 17 January 2025 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02015L2366-20250117)* 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. *** [Title III — Transparency of conditions and information requirements for payment services](../titles/iii.md) · [← Article 58](58.md) · [Article 60 →](60.md)