09 September 21
The EPC appointed Sopra Steria Group as Homologation body for the SRTP scheme
As part of the launch of the new SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme and following the publication of its first rulebook on 30 November 2020 and of a dedicated Request for Proposal (RfP), the European Payments Council (EPC) selected the homologation body to which the EPC outsources the homologation...
30 August 21
Call for candidates for the SEPA Payment Account Access Multi-Stakeholder Group (SPAA MSG)
The SEPA Payment Account Access Multi-Stakeholder Group (SPAA MSG) is expected to be established by the EPC following an invitation from the ERPB at its 28 June 2021 meeting for the EPC to take up the role of manager of a pan-European scheme in relation to access to payment accounts , in line with the...
15 July 21
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 second quarter of 2021, we gathered a list of recent and free reports that are highlighting the future of payments, open banking and other interesting...
08 July 21
Public consultation on the second release of the Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance
The ad-hoc multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA (instant) credit transfers (MSCTs) launched today a public consultation on the draft second version of the “Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG – EPC269-19)”, originally published in 2019. The...
06 September 21
The investigation phase of the digital euro project is about to start
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. After analysis, experiments and input from citizens and professionals, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to launch the investigation...
26 July 21
Digital payments in Cyprus
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Although electronic payments are gaining popularity in Cyprus, cash is still king. Nevertheless, there are clear signs that the Cypriot payments landscape is entering a...
07 July 21
The Payments Landscape in the UK after Brexit
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The UK payments industry highly values the work of the European Payments Council (EPC) and its members ensured the UK retained its membership of the Single Euro Payments...
23 June 21
SWIFT – latest developments in cross border payments
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), one of the largest financial messaging systems in the world’s international payment network is constantly...
Today the EPC published the new version of its clarification paper on the #SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) and #SEPA In… https://t.co/0bqrVLc3ZP
The European Central Bank (ECB)@ecb has decided to start off the next step towards a #digital euro. Read more detai… https://t.co/Th37fqNfns
Today we have launched the public consultation on the change requests for the 2023 #SEPA payment scheme rulebooks.… https://t.co/nBWNYO2lc1
The European Payments Council (EPC) selected the @SopraSteria Group and its subsidiary @Galitt_officiel as the hom… https://t.co/LmTLNH5NkF
The German payment landscape (April 2018)
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Understanding the final RTS for strong customer authentication and common and secure open standards of communication under PSD2 (February 2018 - updated May 2018)
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10 interesting facts about SEPA (September 2020)
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The Slovak payment landscape (January 2018)
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The SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme - A bounty of uses (November 2017)
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The top 10 benefits of the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme (July 2020)
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The Danish payment landscape (October 2017)
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The Spanish payment landscape (June 2017)
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PSD2 Explained (March 2017 - updated April 2018)
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The Austrian payment landscape (March 2017)
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The Polish payment landscape (December 2016)
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A new era in payments: Launch of the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme (November 2016)
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The Dutch payment landscape (September 2016)
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Improving the cost efficiency of cash (June 2016)
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The Finnish payment landscape (June 2016)
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Understanding the role of the SEPA Cards Standardisation Volume (May 2016)
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The SCT Inst scheme in a nutshell (April 2016)
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How the blockchain works (March 2016)
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