19 April 24
Around the web – a compilation of some interesting reports about payments published last quarter
The views expressed in the below reports are solely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council.During the first quarter of 2024, we compiled a collection of payment-related reports. This selection not only delves into the future and evolution of payments but a
26 March 24
Call for Interest: development of SEPA Payment Account Access compliant API specifications
Today, the European Payments Council (EPC) launched a public ‘call for interest’ to identify European Application Programming Interface (API) standardisation initiatives that already developed or intend to develop API specifications compliant with the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme rulebo
13 March 24
Yearly update of the “Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management”
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
12 March 24
Public consultation on change requests for the EPC payment scheme rulebooks
Today, the European Payments Council (EPC) initiated a public consultation on change requests for all five EPC payment scheme rulebooks. This consultation runs from 12 March to 9 June 2024.This public consultation is part of the change management process of the EPC payment schemes regularly organise
26 March 24
Creating a sustainable pan-European payment method through SPAA
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council.The building blocks of an open, pan-European payment method are in place: SEPA Instant Credit Transfers (SCT Inst) and open banking to turn them into a payment method. The
19 February 24
Introducing a new EPC member: PostePay
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. At the start of 2024 we were delighted to welcome a new member: PostePay. We spoke to PostePay’s General Manager, Laura Furlan, about payment trends, PostePay’s role w
30 January 24
The euro cash cycle: how does it work and what is its environmental impact?
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council nor the associations or its members he represents. Cash is the most frequently used form of payment by Europeans at the point of sale. For this reason, an adequate cash
01 December 23
The Finnish payment landscape: a digitalised society with one of the most developed payments ecosystem in the world
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Finland is a European frontrunner in payment digitalisation, with e-invoicing particularly commonplace in the country – a likely trend anticipated to happen in the res