Can an authorised Crowdfunding Service Provider (CSP) designate tied agents?

Are there any circumstances where payment services can be performed by an entity not authorised as payment services provider in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/2366?

How can a CSP organize the provision of payment services?

Does a CSP need a separate authorisation in order to hold transferable securities or admitted instruments for crowdfunding purposes offered on a crowdfunding platform, which can be registered in a financial instruments account opened in the name of an investor or which can be physically delivered to a custodian?

Is the usage of estimated Energy Performance Certificate values allowed if exact information is not available from any publicly accessible sources? Specifically and in particular for the building stock across countries.