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The European Payments Council (EPC) has released today the updated clarification papers aimed at enhancing the understanding and consistent implementation of the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT), SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst), SEPA Direct Debit Core (SDD Core) and SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-B

The European Payments Council (EPC) has released today the EPC Directory Service (EDS) Application Programming Interfaces (API) specifications.This specification outlines the functionalities available through the EDS API, including the Automated Download Service for retrieving the full EDS content i

The Verification Of Payee (VOP) scheme developed by the European Payments Council (EPC) is based on Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). For enabling  cross-border  interoperability and reachability between participants of the VOP scheme - as well as between these participants and th

The European Payments Council (EPC) has released guidelines for the EPC Directory Service (EDS) Web Graphical User Interface (GUI), providing detailed instructions on its usage. The EDS is accessible by scheme participants and their technical providers (e.g. Routing and/or Verification Mechanisms (R

The European Payments Council (EPC) is pleased to announce the launch of its API Reference Toolbox (ART) test and self-certification platform for the Verification Of Payee (VOP) scheme, in collaboration with StreamMind. StreamMind will deliver and operate both the platform and support services. Stre

The European Payments Council (EPC) is launching a call for candidates for Routing and/or Verification Mechanisms (RVM) in the Verification Of Payee (VOP) scheme to participate in the pilot of the EPC VOP API Reference Toolbox (ART).The VOP scheme allows Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to meet the

The European Payments Council (EPC) announces today the launch of a formal qualification process for organisations intending to offer services as Routing and/or Verification Mechanisms (RVM) in the EPC Verification Of Payee (VOP) Scheme.The VOP scheme, developed by the EPC, will come into effect on

The European Payments Council (EPC) is pleased to announce that the Verification Of Payee (VOP) scheme adherence process is now open. All current and future SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) and/or SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme participants  affected by the amended SEPA Regulation pro

The European Payments Council (EPC) published today a new version of the document called “Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management”. Its purpose is to offer guidance to the European payment industry concerning cryptographic algorithms and related key management issues.This new

Today the European Payments Council (EPC) Board has approved the inclusion of the Republic of North Macedonia and Moldova in the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes. The geographical scope of the SEPA payment schemes now covers 40 countries. All exist