On 27 December 2023, Spain published the Royal Decree 1171/2023 of 27 December 2023 in the Official Gazette. The Royal Decree proposes to implement new reporting obligations for payment service providers starting 1 January 2024 in accordance with the Council Directive (EU) 2020/284 of 18 February 2020 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards introducing certain requirements for payment service providers.

As per Council Directive (EU) 2020/284, payment service providers that offer payment services in the EU are required to audit the recipients of cross-border payments and transmit information on those who receive over 25 cross-border payments per quarter to member state authorities. The requirements are intended to combat VAT fraud.