The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council.The launch of the Wero digital wallet represents a major milestone in advancing a unified European payment solution. In this discussion with Martina Weimert, CEO of the Eu

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

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council.Since its launch in 2020, the Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service has transformed the landscape of payment security and user confidence in the United Kingdom (UK). This ar

Today the European Payments Council (EPC) Board has approved the inclusion of Montenegro and Albania in the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes. The geographical scope of the SEPA payment schemes now covers 38 countries.As a result, all existing EPC paymen