Payments are news: current developments such as the introduction of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) are having a profound effect on anyone with a stake in the payments business. Media professionals are invited to explore the EPC web site and the EPC Newsletter for the latest information on SEPA.

The EPC also published the brochure "SEPA for the Media - A brief Introduction to Payments" dedicated to the information needs of journalists (a link to this publication is included below). Last but not least: please see below for a selection of articles published in the EPC Newsletter which might be of particular interest to media professionals covering the SEPA initiative. If you wish to receive EPC press releases, please send an e-mail to secretariat@europeanpaymentscouncil.eu.

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On SEPA and US Health Care Reform. EC paper "SEPA Migration End Date": a commentary (EPC Newsletter)

On Payments and Light Bulbs - Commission ready to write off SEPA via EU legislation? Commentary on Commission services' Working Paper "SEPA Migration-End Date" of June 2010 (EPC Newsletter)

"Why change? Why me?  Why now? The political mismanagement of the SEPA process reinforces resistance to change" (EPC Newsletter)

Clarity and Incentives needed - ECOFIN conclusions of December 2009 on setting an end date for migration to SEPA (EPC Newsletter)

Expectations are promising (and Patience is a Virtue) - Results of the Second Annual Progress Report on the state of SEPA migration in 2009 (EPC Newsletter)

SEPA Survey 2009: Corporate Readiness on the Rise - The findings confirm that early movers have everything to gain (EPC Newsletter)

Better Business with SEPA Direct Debit. Corporate customers confirm benefits of SEPA implementation (EPC Newsletter)

Yes, we can - Part I - Luxemburg: a case study in successful migration to SEPA (EPC Newsletter)

Yes we can - Part II - Belgium: a case study in successful migration to SEPA (EPC Newsletter)