The Scheme Technical Player Multi-Stakeholder Group (STP MSG) is a dialogue channel between the European Payments Council (EPC) and representatives of technical players who provide services facilitating the processing of transactions under the EPC payment schemes and payment-related schemes.
The STP MSG held its sixth meeting on 28 August 2024. The approved agenda and minutes are available on this page.
The main topics of this meeting concerned:
- the results of the 2024 public consultation on all submitted change requests for the 2025 rulebook version of the five EPC payment schemes. The STP MSG expressed its position on each change request concerned;
- the results of the 2024 public consultation on the proposed version 1.0 of the Verification Of Payee (VOP) scheme rulebook. The STP MSG gave its view on the proposed changes to the future first version of the 2025 VOP scheme rulebook;
- the results of the 2024 public consultation on all submitted change requests for the 2025 rulebook version of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Request-To-Pay (SRTP) scheme. The STP MSG stated its position on each 2024 change request concerned;
- the latest updates the EPC could share about the VOP scheme and the EPC Directory Service (EDS) to support the functioning of the VOP scheme;
- the impact of the amended SEPA Regulation on the EPC payment schemes.