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PSD2 Account Access for Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken via Atruvia XS2A
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INTRODUCTION
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VR SecureGo plus is the strong customer authentication app used by
millions of customers across Germany's Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken
cooperative bank network. When a transaction is submitted through VR
online banking or the VR Banking app, the release surfaces as a push
approval inside VR SecureGo plus — confirmed by release code, Face ID,
or fingerprint. That single design decision shapes how any third party
can access the account data behind it.
The account list, balances, booked and pending transactions, and
standing orders are not stored in SecureGo plus itself. They sit on
the VR Banking online-banking backend operated by Atruvia AG, Germany's
central IT provider for the cooperative banking network. The authorized
route to that data is the Berlin Group NextGenPSD2 XS2A interface, with
VR SecureGo plus acting as the decoupled SCA approval channel.
For fintech developers, aggregators, lenders, and accounting platforms
building PSD2-compliant integrations into German retail banking, this
API route represents a regulated, versioned, and durable path to one of
the largest cooperative banking networks in Europe. OpenBanking Studio
maps this route, handles the certificate and sandbox setup, and delivers
working source code — from $300, within a one-to-two-week cycle.
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SUPPORTED API FEATURES
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The Atruvia Berlin Group XS2A interface, accessed via the decoupled SCA
flow through VR SecureGo plus, supports the following capabilities:
Account Information Service (AIS) — account list, balances,
booked transactions, pending transactions, and standing orders
across all VR cooperative bank accounts held by the customer
Decoupled SCA Authorization — the consent approval is pushed
directly into VR SecureGo plus via out-of-band push notification;
the customer confirms with a release code or biometric credential
(Face ID / Touch ID) without leaving the banking channel
Consent Lifecycle Management — consents are valid for up to 180
days with a renewable lifecycle; frequency rules allow multiple
unattended calls inside a five-minute window to count as one,
supporting efficient scheduled syncs
Berlin Group NextGenPSD2 XS2A Standard (v1.3 with errata) —
Atruvia publishes a production PSD2 API and a separate XS2A test
sandbox, both aligned to the Berlin Group standard with full
OpenAPI / Swagger documentation
Network-Wide Coverage with Per-Institute Routing — the cooperative
banks share a single Atruvia XS2A interface; per-bank differences
such as Bankleitzahl and product scope are parametrized in the
build, so one integration covers the entire VR network
eIDAS PSD2 Certificate (QWAC) Support — access is fully regulated
under BaFin supervision; the interface requires a valid AISP or
PISP QWAC certificate, arranged as part of the onboarding process
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USE CASES & APPLICATIONS
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[1] MULTI-BANK FINANCIAL DASHBOARD
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Money management apps and personal finance platforms that aggregate
accounts across multiple German banks can include VR cooperative
bank accounts through the Atruvia XS2A route.
Create an AIS consent and run the decoupled approval through
VR SecureGo plus in a single onboarding flow
Pull the full account list, real-time balances, and up to
ninety days of transaction history per account
Normalize VR transaction data alongside accounts from Sparkasse,
Deutsche Bank, DKB, and other German retail banks
Refresh data inside the frequency-per-day rule without
re-triggering SCA during the 180-day consent window
[2] NIGHTLY RECONCILIATION AND ACCOUNTING AUTOMATION
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Accounting tools, ERP integrations, and bookkeeping platforms that
need a continuous, unattended feed of VR bank transactions.
Ingest booked and pending transactions each night within
a single 180-day consent, renewed automatically before expiry
Avoid consent lapses with a proactive renewal scheduler built
into the integration, rather than relying on error recovery
Map transaction metadata — payee, amount, IBAN, booking date —
to general ledger entries or invoice matching workflows
Handle the count-once-per-five-minutes frequency model so
nightly batches stay inside the regulatory sync rules
[3] AFFORDABILITY AND CREDIT UNDERWRITING
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Lenders, buy-now-pay-later providers, and mortgage platforms that
need a verified income-and-outgoings snapshot for credit decisions.
Pull up to twelve months of transaction history under a single
one-off consent for an affordability check
Read booked salary credits, recurring commitments, and
standing orders from the VR Banking backend
Discard the session cleanly after the assessment — no
persistent data storage requirement beyond the lender's
own retention policy
Combine VR account data with accounts held elsewhere for
a full-picture credit profile
[4] OPEN BANKING PLATFORM AND API AGGREGATOR COVERAGE
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Open banking infrastructure providers and TPP aggregators that
need certified coverage of German cooperative bank connectivity.
Add the full Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken network as a single
parametrized integration rather than per-bank builds
Include VR SecureGo plus decoupled SCA in the authorization
flow library alongside redirect and embedded SCA approaches
Use delivered source code (Python and Node.js) as the
basis for platform-native integration on your stack
Extend to adjacent German SCA apps — S-pushTAN, SpardaSecureGo+,
Deutsche Bank photoTAN — using the same architectural pattern
[5] REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND AUDIT READINESS
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Compliance teams and licensed AISPs that need documented,
auditable access to German retail bank data under PSD2.
Access VR cooperative bank data exclusively through the
BaFin-supervised, regulated Atruvia XS2A route
Maintain consent records, SCA logs, and data-minimization
documentation aligned to PSD2 AISP requirements
Use the delivered auth-flow report as evidence of SCA
handling for regulatory audits or TPP license renewals
Operate with an eIDAS QWAC certificate scoped to the
minimum required role (AISP-only, without PISP)
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BENEFITS & ADVANTAGES
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REGULATED AND DURABLE ACCESS PATH
The Atruvia Berlin Group XS2A interface is a versioned, BaFin-
supervised route — not a screen scrape or unofficial protocol.
It is designed to remain stable across VR Banking app updates,
making it the safest long-term foundation for an integration.
SINGLE INTEGRATION COVERS THE ENTIRE COOPERATIVE NETWORK
All local Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken share one Atruvia
XS2A interface. Per-institute routing is parametrized by
Bankleitzahl, so one build covers the full cooperative network
without per-bank recoding.
180-DAY CONSENT WITH MINIMAL USER FRICTION
Consents last up to 180 days with a frequency model that
supports unattended syncs. The customer confirms once in
VR SecureGo plus — subsequent data pulls within the consent
window require no repeat authentication.
FAST DELIVERY WITH SANDBOX-FIRST VALIDATION
A complete read-path build — consent, decoupled SCA, account
list, balances, transaction retrieval — is a one-to-two-week
engagement. The build runs against the Atruvia XS2A sandbox
before touching production, so the integration is tested
before it is live.
DELIVERED SOURCE CODE WITH AUTOMATED TESTS
The package includes runnable Python and Node.js source,
automated tests against the Atruvia sandbox covering the
pending-then-confirmed and consent-expired paths, and an
OpenAPI specification for all wired endpoints.
CERTIFICATE AND COMPLIANCE SETUP INCLUDED
The eIDAS PSD2 QWAC certificate required for TPP access is
arranged as part of onboarding. Compliance documentation —
consent records, logging guidance, data-minimization notes —
is delivered with the build, not left as an afterthought.
FLEXIBLE ENGAGEMENT MODEL FROM $300
Take the integration as delivered source code from $300,
invoiced after delivery and review — or use a hosted endpoint
and pay per call with nothing upfront. Either path starts
with a short brief: the app name and what you need from
its account data.
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SUBSCRIPTION PLANS
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OpenBanking Studio offers two engagement paths for the VR SecureGo
plus / VR Banking integration build:
Delivered Source
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From $300. Receive runnable source code in Python and Node.js,
an OpenAPI specification for all wired endpoints, automated tests
against the Atruvia XS2A sandbox, the decoupled-SCA auth-flow
report, and compliance documentation. Invoiced only after the
build is in your hands and you have reviewed it. Typical
delivery cycle is one to two weeks.
Hosted Pay-Per-Call
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No upfront cost. Call a hosted endpoint operated by OpenBanking
Studio and pay per API call. Suitable for teams that want to
validate the data before committing to an in-house integration,
or for lower-volume use cases where operating a TPP certificate
independently is not cost-effective.
Both options include certificate arrangement, sandbox setup, and
the compliance documentation needed to operate as a licensed AISP
under BaFin supervision.
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CONCLUSION
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VR SecureGo plus is the consent gate to one of Europe's largest
cooperative banking networks. The account data — balances, booked
and pending transactions, standing orders — sits on the Atruvia
VR Banking backend, readable through the Berlin Group NextGenPSD2
XS2A interface with decoupled SCA handled through SecureGo plus.
For fintech platforms, aggregators, lenders, and compliance teams
that need certified, durable access to Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken
account data, this is the right route: regulated, versioned, and
backed by a central infrastructure provider covering the full
cooperative network.
The integration work is well-scoped and fast. A read-path build
covering consent creation, decoupled SCA handling, account list,
balances, and transaction retrieval is a one-to-two-week piece of
work. The brief you give is short — the app name and what you want
from its account data. Certificate, sandbox, and compliance setup
are arranged as part of the engagement.
Start the conversation and review full integration details at:
https://openbankingstudio.com/vr-securego-plus.html
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OpenBanking Studio — authorized interface integration and API delivery
Coverage: Germany (DE) and European Union (EU)
VR SecureGo plus and VR Banking are products of the Volksbanken
Raiffeisenbanken group / Atruvia AG; named here only to scope
interoperability work, with no affiliation implied.
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