Gocardless Trust Center

generated: '2026-07-14'
method: searched
probe: false
source: https://gocardless.com/security/
url: https://gocardless.com/security/
description: >-
  GoCardless's security & compliance posture, captured from the GoCardless
  security page. GoCardless is ISO 27001 certified (since 2016, across all
  services and products) and is authorised by the UK Financial Conduct
  Authority under the Payment Services Regulations 2017. It handles bank-debit
  and open-banking payments (it does not store card PANs), and states PCI DSS
  compliance for the card-adjacent surface. Only certifications GoCardless
  states about itself are recorded here; third-party attestations are excluded.
certifications:
  - {name: ISO/IEC 27001, status: certified, since: '2016', scope: All GoCardless services and products, note: Reassessed annually by an accredited independent auditor (certified by the British Assessment Bureau).}
  - {name: FCA authorisation, status: authorised, regulator: UK Financial Conduct Authority, basis: Payment Services Regulations 2017.}
  - {name: PCI DSS, status: compliant, note: Stated on the GoCardless security/PCI guidance; GoCardless collects bank-debit and open-banking payments and does not store card numbers.}
report_access:
  note: >-
    Security and compliance documentation (ISO 27001 certificate, due-diligence
    packs) is provided to merchants and partners on request via GoCardless.
docs:
  - https://gocardless.com/security/
  - https://gocardless.com/faq/merchants/security/
evidence:
  - {source: https://gocardless.com/security/, keywords: [iso27001 certified since 2016, authorised by the uk financial conduct authority, payment services regulations 2017]}
  - {source: https://gocardless.com/faq/merchants/security/, keywords: [pci compliant, strong encryption, safeguarded bank accounts]}