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
Introducing the EPC
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
20 February 24
Update on the forthcoming Request for Proposal for the EPC Directory Service
The European Payments Council (EPC) will be launching a request for proposal (RFP) for selecting a technology service provider in charge of developing and operating an EPC Directory Service (EDS). The EDS service provider was formerly known as Operating Scheme Manager (OSM) and the forthcoming RFP f
List of EPC members
EPC scheme participation fees
Evolution of the EPC payment schemes
EPC Members
02 January 24
PostePay joins the EPC
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.
EPC contribution to a SEPA for cards
14 December 23
Results of the EPC poll on the adoption of cross-border payments solutions
Over the past two months, the European Payments Council (EPC) invited payments industry professionals to answer the following question: “In your opinion, which type of approach in international cross-border payments will see the largest growth in adoption over the coming 10 years". The resu
03 July 23
The EPC updates its members’ list
The European Payments Council (EPC) is glad to count among its members one additional organisation: • Insignia Cards Limited (Based in Malta) The EPC now represents 78 payment service providers and their associations.
28 November 23
The EPC One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) payment scheme goes live
Brussels, 28 November 2023 - As of today 08h00 CET, the new payment scheme of the European Payments Council (EPC) designed for international instant credit transfers is ready for use. The launch of the OCT Inst scheme marks a significant development for the EPC as it is the EPC’s first venture outsi
01 July 22
The EPC updates its members’ list
The EPC now counts among its members one additional organisation: • Fintecture (based in France) The EPC now represents 77 payment service providers and their associations. Two further organisations have the status of ‘associate member’.