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SEPA Direct Debit Additional Optional Services

The SEPA Direct Debit schemes (SDD) provide the sets of rules that enable a harmonised application by all participating payment service providers (PSPs) in Europe. PSPs can also provide additional services to meet specific customer needs.

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Insight

26 March 24

Creating a sustainable pan-European payment method through SPAA

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council.The building blocks of an open, pan-European payment method are in place: SEPA Instant Credit Transfers (SCT Inst) and open banking to turn them into a payment method. The

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EPC Members

The European Payments Council is the European association dedicated to payments, managing payment and payment-related schemes.

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News

20 February 24

Public consultation on the Verification Of Payee Scheme Rulebook

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

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Participating in the schemes

If payment service providers (PSPs) want to offer SEPA euro credit transfers and direct debits to their customers, they have to formally adhere to the EPC payment schemes.

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News

22 December 20

Call for independent candidates for the Scheme Management Board (SMB)

The EPC Scheme Management Board (SMB) – the body responsible for the administration and evolution of the EPC Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes will be renewed in 2021. In addition to the seats allocated to scheme participant representatives (maximum 20), three seats (including the Cha

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What we do

The EPC designs and manages euro payment and payment-related schemes that contribute to the creation of a single payments market in Europe and facilitate economic exchanges in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) for citizens and businesses alike.

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