Dialogue with stakeholders
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
22 March 22
In June 2021 the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB) invited the EPC to take up the role of scheme manager for the development of a SEPA API access scheme related to payment accounts, in line with the requirements defined in the June 2021 report of the ERPB Working Group on a SEPA API Access scheme1(S
04 August 22
As part of the development of the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme, the European Payments Council (EPC) selected PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Services S.r.l. (‘PwC Italy’) as Economic Consultant. In June 2021 the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB) invited the EPC to take up the r
31 January 22
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. At its 24 November 2021 meeting, the EPC Board accepted the Euro Retail Payments Board’s (ERPB) invitation to act as Scheme Manager for a new Single Euro Paymen
30 August 21
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 t
25 October 21
At its 28 June 2021 meeting the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB) formally invited the EPC to take up the role of Scheme manager of a SEPA API Access Scheme in relation to payment accounts, in line with the requirements defined in the June 2021 report of the ERPB Working Group on a SEPA API Access S
24 November 23
The European Payments Council (EPC) has published the business conditions for the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme, marking a significant step forward in the development of open banking in Europe. The SPAA scheme builds on the investments done in the context of the revised Payment
03 February 22
At its 24 November 2021 meeting, the EPC Board accepted the Euro Retail Payments Board’s (ERPB) invitation to act as Scheme Manager for a new Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme. To develop the scheme, the EPC Board established the SPAA Multi-Stakeholder Gr