25 May 23
One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer scheme – enabling faster payments between SEPA and the rest of the globe
On 28 March 2023, the European Payment Council (EPC) published the first version of its One-Leg Out (OLO) Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme rulebook. This new scheme allows payment service providers (PSPs) to handle the Euro Leg of an international cross-border and/or cross currency (instant
28 April 23
The SRTP scheme - Steady and ready to take off in 2023
On 30 November 2020, the European Payment Council (EPC) published the first version of its Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Request-To-Pay scheme (SRTP) rulebook. Today the scheme is set to take off and already counts some registered participants, as well as new ones that are going to launch soon. W
20 April 23
New EPC Director General Giorgio Andreoli outlines his vision and the challenges ahead
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Giorgio Andreoli took up the post of Director General of the European Payments Council (EPC) on 1 April 2023. We interviewed him to shed light on his first impressions
30 March 23
State of play, challenges, perspectives for European payments - Interview with Etienne Goosse
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The European payment landscape is going through a considerable transformation due to technological developments, entry by new actors and regulatory changes. We intervi
22 March 23
Integrating a more sustainable mindset to payments
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. We continue our series of interviews focusing on sustainability in the payments industry with the contribution of Stephen King, Vice President, Sustainability Solution
28 February 23
Green payments: sustainability by design for a more viable future
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Currently, more and more companies talk about sustainability and are starting to take action to change their products to become more environmentally friendly and creat
23 February 23
How the Dutch became the frontrunners in payment transformation
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The Netherlands has a fascinating and ever-changing payment landscape where card payments are increasing each year and are preferred over cash payments. We wanted to k
27 January 23
How Lithuania’s payment landscape is changing
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. We continue our series of European payment landscapes with a profile of Lithuania. Lithuania’s payment service provider (PSP) community was among the first to adhere t