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The European Payments Council (EPC) published today the EPC Directory Service (EDS) Local File, downloadable in XML, JSON, or CSV format. The file contains key identification, adherence data, and Application Programming Interface (API) endpoint related information.Generated daily, the EDS Local File

The views expressed in the below reports are solely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council.In the last quarter of 2024, we gathered a series of reports focused on the payments industry. This collection not only explores the future and evolution of payments

The European Payments Council (EPC) is pleased to announce the start of the delivery project for the EPC Directory Service (EDS), after selecting Swift as supplier for the development and operations of the EDS and after signing an agreement at the end of 2024. Swift has been selected as EDS provider

The European Payments Council (EPC) is delighted to announce the addition of five new members as of 1 January: MONEI, Paynetics AD, Stripe, Visa Direct, and BNP Paribas Fortis. This partnership represents a significant step forward in promoting innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity within the E

The deadline for submitting responses has been extended to 20 January 2025, 18h CET.The European Payments Council (EPC) launches today a request for proposal (RFP) for the selection of a technology service provider in charge of providing, operating and supporting a test environment for the validatio

The European Payments Council (EPC) Payment Scheme Management Board (PSMB) – the body responsible for the administration and evolution of the EPC payment schemes will be renewed in 2025. In addition to the seats allocated to scheme participant representatives (maximum 22), three seats (including the

The SEPA Payment Account Access Multi-Stakeholder Group (SPAA MSG) is entering a new, more operational phase. To support this transition, the group’s Terms of Reference (ToR) have been updated and the SPAA MSG will be recomposed in line with these revisions. Today, the EPC issues a call for candidat

The European Payments Council (EPC) published today the yearly update of the “Payment Threats and Fraud Trends Report” which provides an overview of the most important threats and other “fraud enablers” in the payments landscape, with focus on recent attacks and outline of the broader attack vector

Today, the European Payments Council (EPC) has published version 4.0 of the SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme rulebook, which covers the set of operating rules and technical elements (including messages) that allow a Payee to request the initiation of a payment from a Payer in a wide range of physic

Today the European Payments Council (EPC) published the five 2025 EPC payment scheme rulebooks and the related Implementation Guidelines (IGs). These rulebooks enter into force on 5 October 2025.Exceptional entry-into-force date in OctoberThis exceptional October entry-into-force date – deviating fr