The Euro Retail Payments Board () report on the E-invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) solutions was presented at the meeting of 29 November 2017. This report was the final result of the work of two Working Groups active in 2016 and 2017. It defined minimum payment related requirements for business rules and technical standards for electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) services supporting the integration of these services at pan-European level.
The endorsed these requirements as well as the proposed way forward and decided to follow-up on this subject through a step-by-step and multi-stakeholder approach. The first step is the adoption of a standardised technical ISO 20022-based message for Request-to-pay and the harmonisation of other identified servicing messages related to EIPP.
The invited the to coordinate the required work among payment service providers () and other stakeholders with a deadline of November 2018. The Board of the accepted this invitation and approved the creation of the Multi-stakeholder Group on EIPP which started its work in February 2018.