iDEAL is a set of standards, clustered in the iDEAL Document Suite, developed to facilitate online payments using the Internet Banking application.
The iDEAL standards consist of three parts:
- Messaging protocols: the exchange of messages relating to the transaction and their definitions.
- Booking standard: the settlement of the payment via the giro system.
- Front-end standard: the screen presentation for consumers and merchants.
Currence iDEAL B.V. is owner of the brand iDEAL.