12 March 24
Today the European Payments Council (EPC) launched a public consultation on the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme rulebook change requests. The consultation will run for a period from 12 March up to and including 9 June 2024.More information about the public consultation
20 February 24
Today the European Payments Council (EPC) launches a public consultation on the Verification Of Payee (VOP) scheme rulebook. The consultation will run for a 90-calendar day period from 20 February up to and including 19 May 2024. All interested stakeholders are invited to participate in the publi
19 February 24
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 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
16 January 24
Staying up to date with the latest news and trends in payments? Kick off the new year well-informed with the latest insights from the industry. See here for our list of free, recently published payment-related reports from a variety of sources, all in one place for your convenience. Follow the
12 January 24
We are happy to announce TrueLayer as the first participant to the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme! This marks a first important milestone for the scheme, which is open for scheme adherence since December 2023. The SPAA scheme covers the set of rules, practices and standards th
02 January 24
The European Payments Council (EPC) is delighted to count among its members a new organisation: • PostePay, part of the Poste Italiane Group (based in Italy) As of 1 January 2024, the EPC represents 79 payment service providers and their associations.
22 December 23
Today the European Payments Council (EPC) has published new versions of the SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme rulebook as well as the rulebook-related clarification paper. Version 3.2 of the SRTP scheme rulebook includes clarifications related to Enrolment and Activation processes, to be al
