BCRA Updates PSP Rules in Argentina

The Official Gazette of the Republic of Argentina published Circular SINAP 1-249, Payment Service Providers, Update, on July 29, 2026. At the same time, the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina updated the consolidated text of Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures through Communication A 8457/2026, adding pages that replace those previously provided.

What did the Official Gazette publish, and what did the BCRA update?

The Official Gazette of the Republic of Argentina published Circular SINAP 1-249, Payment Service Providers, Update, on July 29, 2026, while the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina updated the consolidated text of Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures through Communication A 8457/2026, adding pages that replace those previously provided.

What rule appears on Argentina.gob.ar, and who does it apply to?

The official Argentina.gob.ar portal lists BCRA Communication A 8454/2026 as a rule aimed at financial entities and payment service providers.

It appears there under the formal name Circular SINAP 1-249, Payment Service Providers, Update, and is recorded as published in Official Gazette No. 35959, on page 103.

What operational detail do the published communications provide?

The official reference reinforces that the updated consolidated text applies to PSPs.

The available material does not detail specific operational changes, nor does it add new cybersecurity deadlines or specific sanctions tied to these communications.

What was the scope of the changes to Financial Market Infrastructures?

The update to the consolidated text of Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures, according to the BCRA communication, was limited to adding replacement pages.

In the reviewed results, there is also a reference under What it is about for Communication A 8457/2026, which describes the same regulatory update.

With these rules published at the end of July 2026, the BCRA once again adjusted the operating framework for financial entities and payment service providers, in a process formalized in the Official Gazette and on the official regulatory portal.