Guidance documents 17 December 2020| Version 1.0 FAQs to the EPC Adherence Guide Guidance documents Adherence Credit transfer Direct debit Instant credit transfer EPC250-20 FAQs to the EPC Adherence Guide DownloadPDF | 323.85 KB
Guidance documents 18 March 2024| Version v10.0 Creditor Identifier Overview Guidance documents Direct debit SDD mandate EPC262-08 v10.0 Creditor Identifier Overview DownloadPDF | 4.27 MB
Guidance documents 28 October 2013 SEPA Requirements for an Extended Character Set (UNICODE Subset) - Best Practices Guidance documents Credit transfer Direct debit EPC217-08 SEPA Conversion Table.xls DownloadXLS | 229.5 KB EPC217-08 Best practices SEPA Requirements for an Extended character set DownloadPDF | 132.95 KB
Guidance documents 13 March 2024| Version 13.0 Yearly update of the “Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management” Guidance documents Cards Contactless payments Credit transfer Direct debit Instant credit transfer Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments SDD mandate Security EPC342-08 v13.0 Guidelines on Cryptographic Algorithms Usage and Key Management.pdf DownloadPDF | 1.34 MB
EPC342-08 v13.0 Guidelines on Cryptographic Algorithms Usage and Key Management.pdf DownloadPDF | 1.34 MB
Guidance documents 03 November 2022| Version v3.0 Clarification paper on SEPA Direct Debit Core and SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-Business rulebooks Guidance documents Direct debit SDD mandate EPC132-17 v3.0 Clarification Paper SDD Core and SDD B2B scheme rulebooks DownloadPDF | 563.77 KB
Guidance documents 02 October 2013 EPC Clarification Letter on Electronic Mandates to SEPA Direct Debit Scheme Participants Guidance documents Direct debit SDD mandate Letter EPC098-13 Clarification letter to SDD Scheme Participants.pdf DownloadPDF | 97.03 KB
Guidance documents 14 November 2023| Version 7.0 Guidance on reason codes for SEPA Direct Debit R-transactions Guidance documents Direct debit EPC173-14 v7.0 Guidance on Reason Codes for SDD R-transactions DownloadPDF | 429.83 KB
Guidance documents 14 November 2023| Version 5.0 Guidance on reason codes for SEPA Credit Transfer R-transactions Guidance documents Credit transfer EPC135-18 v5.0 Guidance on Reason Codes for SCT R-transactions DownloadPDF | 453.4 KB
Guidance documents 14 November 2023| Version 5.0 Guidance on reason codes for SEPA Instant Credit Transfer R-transactions Guidance documents Instant credit transfer EPC059-18 v5.0 Guidance on Reason Codes for SCT Inst R-transactions DownloadPDF | 418.72 KB
Guidance documents 10 January 2023 Specification of QR-codes for Mobile (Instant) Credit Transfers (MCTs) submitted to ISO Guidance documents Credit transfer Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Specification of QR-codes for Mobile (Instant) Credit Transfers (MSCTs) in ISO format (EPC193-22v1.2) DownloadPDF | 1000.79 KB
Specification of QR-codes for Mobile (Instant) Credit Transfers (MSCTs) in ISO format (EPC193-22v1.2) DownloadPDF | 1000.79 KB
Guidance documents 29 November 2019 Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG) Guidance documents Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Contactless payments Credit transfer Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Person-to-Person mobile payments EPC 269-19v1.0 Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG) DownloadPDF | 4.28 MB
EPC 269-19v1.0 Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG) DownloadPDF | 4.28 MB
Guidance documents 13 March 2023| Version v12.0 Yearly update of the “Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management” Guidance documents Cards Contactless payments Credit transfer Direct debit Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile contactless SEPA card payments (MSG MCP) Person-to-Person mobile payments SDD mandate Security EPC342-08 v12.0 Guidelines on Cryptographic Algorithms Usage and Key Management DownloadPDF | 1.55 MB
EPC342-08 v12.0 Guidelines on Cryptographic Algorithms Usage and Key Management DownloadPDF | 1.55 MB
Guidance documents 08 March 2022| Version 11.0 Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management Guidance documents Cards Contactless payments Credit transfer Direct debit Instant credit transfer Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments SDD mandate Security EPC342-08 v11.0 Guidelines on Cryptographic Algorithms Usage and Key Management. DownloadPDF | 1010.01 KB
EPC342-08 v11.0 Guidelines on Cryptographic Algorithms Usage and Key Management. DownloadPDF | 1010.01 KB
Guidance documents 14 November 2023| Version 1.1 Guidance on the use of structured addresses under the SEPA payment schemes as of November 2025 Guidance documents Credit transfer Direct debit Instant credit transfer EPC153-22 v1.1 EPC guidance document - Use of Structured Address under the SEPA Payment Schemes as of Nov 2025 DownloadPDF | 425.99 KB
EPC153-22 v1.1 EPC guidance document - Use of Structured Address under the SEPA Payment Schemes as of Nov 2025 DownloadPDF | 425.99 KB
Guidance documents 28 November 2023| Version 1.0 Guidance on reason codes for One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer R-transactions Guidance documents One-Leg Out One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) EPC237-22 v1.0 Guidance on Reason Codes for OCT Inst R-transactions DownloadPDF | 471.05 KB
Guidance documents 18 March 2024| Version v3.1 Quick Response Code: Guidelines to Enable Data Capture for the Initiation of a SEPA Credit Transfer Guidance documents Credit transfer EPC069-12 v3.1 Quick Response Code - Guidelines to Enable the Data Capture for the Initiation of an SCT DownloadPDF | 383.88 KB
EPC069-12 v3.1 Quick Response Code - Guidelines to Enable the Data Capture for the Initiation of an SCT DownloadPDF | 383.88 KB
Guidance documents 21 February 2022 New release “Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Payments and Technical Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG)” Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Public consultation Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Payments and Technical Interoperability Guidance – (EPC269-19v2.0) DownloadPDF | 10.47 MB
Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Payments and Technical Interoperability Guidance – (EPC269-19v2.0) DownloadPDF | 10.47 MB
Guidance documents 08 July 2021 Public consultation on draft second release “Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG)” Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Public consultation Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance – draft 2nd release (EPC269-21v1.14) DownloadPDF | 9.74 MB Feedback questionnaire New MSCT use cases and interoperability models (MSG MSCT 074-21v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 350.45 KB
Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance – draft 2nd release (EPC269-21v1.14) DownloadPDF | 9.74 MB
Feedback questionnaire New MSCT use cases and interoperability models (MSG MSCT 074-21v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 350.45 KB
Guidance documents 02 October 2010 Joint EPC-GSMA Paper 'Mobile Contactless Payments Service Management Roles - Requirements and Specifications' Guidance documents Mobile Contactless payments Mobile Contactless Payments Service Management Roles Requirements and Specifications v.2.pdf DownloadPDF | 3.7 MB
Mobile Contactless Payments Service Management Roles Requirements and Specifications v.2.pdf DownloadPDF | 3.7 MB
Guidance documents 16 March 2023 API Security Framework Guidance documents Security SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) EPC164-22 v1.0 API Security Framework DownloadPDF | 530.15 KB
Guidance documents 26 November 2019 Request-to-Pay: specifications for a standardisation framework Guidance documents Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) RTP MSG 005-19 RTP Specifications for a standardisation framework v1.0 DownloadPDF | 992.54 KB
Guidance documents 02 July 2018 Mobile Contactless SEPA Card Payments Interoperability Implementation Guidelines Guidance documents Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile contactless SEPA card payments (MSG MCP) Mobile Contactless SEPA Card Payments Interoperability Implementation Guidelines (EPC144-1777v1.0) DownloadPDF | 1.75 MB
Mobile Contactless SEPA Card Payments Interoperability Implementation Guidelines (EPC144-1777v1.0) DownloadPDF | 1.75 MB
Guidance documents 29 November 2021 Standardisation and governance of QR-codes for Instant Payments at the Point of Interaction (IPs at the POI) Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Standardisation and governance of QR-codes for Instant Payments at the Point of Interaction (IPs at the POI) DownloadPDF | 1.45 MB
Standardisation and governance of QR-codes for Instant Payments at the Point of Interaction (IPs at the POI) DownloadPDF | 1.45 MB