Signing up for an electronic service provided by the Banco de España

How to start the procedure

1. Read the rules for signing up to the service. All the electronic services can be accessed through one or several channels. The department of the Banco de España that is the service owner determines which channels can be used and the security requirements. This information is included in the sign-up rules for the service in question. List of Electronic services requiring a sign-up process.
2. Choose one of the accepted channels and obtain any electronic identities required by that channel. External users can access electronic services via channels which are made up of an access network, communications software and a security mechanism. Entities must comply with the technical requirements of each channel to communicate with the Banco de España. You can find these requirements on this web page Channels available for connecting to the Banco de España. Some channels require the use of specific electronic identities and the related authorisations. Click here for the information you need to obtain the electronic identities used by the Banco de España Digital certificates and electronic signature. Click here for information on the other electronic identities (certificates) which can be used, where provided for by the rules for signing up to the electronic service to be requested. Certificates accepted.
3. Fill in the application form. Applicants must fill in the form GUE-001 Application for signing up to an electronic service via a specific channel (electronic signature) (only in Spanish), and include: Identification data: such as name, tax identification number, etc. Name of the electronic service that you would like to sign up for. Information on the channel you would like to use. Information on the electronic identity (certificate) to be authorised. Contact details for both functional and technical staff. An email for notifications about the form which is sent electronically. The remaining documentation needed must be attached, as appropriate. If you chose the “anonymous access” option for requesting a new electronic certificate, you must upload the application form obtained using the PKI software in the “Submit documentation attached” section.
4. Send the application to the Banco de España. Once you have completed, validated and signed the form, click on the “Send” button to submit it to the Banco de España. To send the form, for authentication purposes you will require a certificate of a natural or legal person which is accepted by the Banco de España. This information is available here Certificates accepted.
5. Completion of the procedure. The application you have sent must be approved by the department of the Banco de España that owns the electronic service. Once the process has commenced, the Banco de España may request applicants to carry out a compliance test to check that everything has been configured correctly. The purpose of this test is to ensure that you can begin to exchange information with the Banco de España. The Management of External Users of Electronic Services group will notify you by email that the service you applied for is available, once all the sign-up and authorisation tasks have been carried out.

How to start the procedure

By post:

1. Read the rules for signing up to the service. All the electronic services can be accessed through one or several channels. The department of the Banco de España that is the service owner determines which channels can be used and the security requirements. This information is included in the sign-up rules for the service in question. List of Electronic services requiring a sign-up process.
2. Choose one of the accepted channels and obtain any electronic identities required by that channel. External users can access electronic services via channels which are made up of an access network, communications software and a security mechanism. Entities must comply with the technical requirements of each channel to communicate with the Banco de España. You can find these requirements on this web page Channels available for connecting to the Banco de España. Some channels require the use of specific electronic identities and the related authorisations. Click here for the information you need to obtain the electronic identities used by the Banco de España Digital certificates and electronic signature. Click here for information on the other electronic identities (certificates) which can be used, where provided for by the rules for signing up to the electronic service to be requested. Certificates accepted
3. Fill in the application form. Applicants must fill in the form GUE-002 Application for signing up to an electronic service via a specific channel (hand-written signature) (only in Spanish), and include: Identification data: such as name, tax identification number, etc. Name of the electronic service that you would like to sign up for. Information on the channel you would like to use. Information on the electronic identity (certificate) to be authorised. Contact details for both functional and technical staff. An email for notifications about the form which is sent electronically. The remaining documentation needed must be attached, as appropriate. If you chose the “anonymous access” option for requesting a new electronic certificate, you must also send the application form obtained using the PKI software, signed by the same person who signs the sign-up form.
4. Send all the documentation to the following address:

Banco de España
Departamento de Sistemas de Información
Gestión de Usuarios Externos de Servicios Electrónicos
Calle Alcalá, 522
28027 Madrid (ESPAÑA)

5. Completion of the procedure. The application you have sent must be approved by the department of the Banco de España that owns the electronic service. Once the process has commenced, the Banco de España may request applicants to carry out a compliance test to check that everything has been configured correctly. The purpose of this test is to ensure that you can begin to exchange information with the Banco de España. The Management of External Users of Electronic Services group will notify you by email that the service you applied for is available, once all the sign-up and authorisation tasks have been carried out.

In person:

Follow the steps described in the "By post" section and bear in mind the following: All the documentation must be submitted to the General Register at the Banco de España’s headquarters, at the following address, or at any of its branch offices:

Registro General del Banco de España

Calle Alcalá 48

Addressed to:

Departamento de Sistemas de Información

Gestión de Usuarios Externos de Servicios Electrónicos

A list of the branch offices is available in the “Other useful information” section.