28 May 20
Technical interoperability of MSCTs based on payee-presented data
Following the publication of the “Mobile Initiated Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance” (MSCT IG) document, the ad-hoc multi-stakeholder group on MSCTs has conducted, through a newly established dedicated work-stream, a more detailed analysis on the t
08 December 20
Technical interoperability of MSCTs based on payer-presented data
Following the publication of the “Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance” (MSCT IG) document in November 2019, the ad-hoc multi-stakeholder group on MSCTs (MSG MSCT) has conducted a more detailed analysis on the technical interoperability of MSCTs based on payer-pr
28 May 20
Public consultation on Technical Interoperability of MSCTs based on payer-presented data
The ad-hoc multi-stakeholder group on Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfers, (MSG MSCT), which is facilitated by the European Payments Council (EPC) has conducted through a newly established dedicated work-stream, a more detailed analysis of the technical interoperability of MSCTs based o
23 April 24
Request for proposal: EPC seeks Operational Scheme Manager for the EPC Directory Service
The European Payments Council (EPC) is launching today a request for proposal (RFP) for selecting a technology service provider to play the role of Operational Scheme Manager (OSM) in charge of developing and operating an EPC Directory Service (EDS). This RFP follows up on the Request For Informatio
27 June 23
Publication of the “Interoperability of MSCTs based on NFC or BLE” document
Today the European Payments Council (EPC) is publishing the “Interoperability of mobile initiated SEPA (instant) credit transfers (MSCTs) based on Near Field Communication (NFC) or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)” document that has been prepared by the multi-stakeholder group on Mobile Initiated (instant
The schemes rely on global open standards
10 January 23
Public consultation on draft document “Interoperability of MSCTs based on NFC or BLE”
Today the European Payments Council (EPC) is launching a public consultation on the draft document “Interoperability of mobile initiated SEPA (instant) credit transfers (MSCTs) based on Near Field Communication (NFC) or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)”. The consultation will run for ten weeks before a fi
28 February 22
Empowering European account-based payments with standardised QR-codes
The world is going contactless. As smartphones spread and our economy goes digital, uptake of contactless payments has accelerated – including account-based mobile payments made using Quick-Response codes, or QR-codes for short. On 16 February 2022, we launched an eight-week public consultation on a
08 September 22
Standardising European QR-code payments
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. In June this year, the European Payments Council (EPC) published the final version of the Standardisation of Quick-Response (QR) codes for mobile initiated SEPA (inst
20 December 21
Call for nominations for open seats in the MSG MSCT Work-Stream on Interoperability of MSCTs based on NFC or BLE
To contribute to the take-up of mobile initiated (instant) credit transfers (MSCT) in Europe, the EPC created in 2018 an ad-hoc multi-stakeholder group (MSG MSCT). The group has been focusing during the past years on the interoperability of MSCTs across the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and publi
10 March 21
Public consultation on new MSCT use cases and interoperability models
The ad-hoc multi-stakeholder group on Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfers, (MSG MSCT), which is facilitated by the European Payments Council (EPC) has developed a document “New MSCT use cases and interoperability models” (see in “related documents”). This document provides an analysi
EPC contribution to a SEPA for cards
17 June 22
The final version of the “Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs”
The European Payments Council (EPC) publishes today the final version of the Standardisation of Quick-Response (QR)-codes for mobile initiated SEPA (instant) credit transfers (MSCTs). This document standardises a payee- and a payer-presented QR-code for all types of MSCTs, i.e. all payment contexts:
16 February 22
Public consultation on draft document “Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs”
The European Payments Council (EPC) launches today an eight-week public consultation on a new draft document on the Standardisation of Quick-Response (QR)-codes for mobile initiated SEPA (instant) credit transfers (MSCTs ). This document standardises a payee and a payer-presented QR-code for all typ