19 February 21
As part of the launch of the new SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme and following the publication of its first rulebook on 30 November 2020, the European Payments Council (EPC) launches today a request for proposal for an homologation body for applicants to the SRTP scheme. The purpose is to find
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
09 September 21
As part of the launch of the new SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme and following the publication of its first rulebook on 30 November 2020 and of a dedicated Request for Proposal (RfP), the European Payments Council (EPC) selected the homologation body to which the EPC outsources the homologati
01 October 21
The EPC Board recently resolved that the scope of the two existing SEPA payment scheme stakeholder groups - i.e., the Scheme End-User Forum (SEUF) and the EPC Scheme Technical Forum (ESTF) - will be extended from the four SEPA payment schemes to all SEPA schemes, including payment-related schemes su
09 June 21
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme covers a wide range of use cases and business models, applicable in many sectors. The scheme can be c
15 June 21
Today, the first version of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme rulebook enters into force (see in “related document”). The SRTP scheme rulebook consists of a set of rules, practices and standards that makes it possible for any eligible SEPA RTP Service Provider to join
08 March 21
As part of the launch of the new SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme and following the publication of its first rulebook on 30 November 2020, the European Payments Council (EPC), launched a request for proposal for an homologation body for applicants to the SRTP scheme on 19 February 2021. As
11 March 21
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Spunta Banca distributed ledger technology (DLT) is a project promoted by the Italian Banking Association (ABI) and coordinated by ABI Lab. It has been fully operation
05 May 21
Payment Service Providers (PSPs) and non-PSPs across Europe can now apply for adherence to the European Payments Council’s (EPC) SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme ahead of its effective date and pending the announcement of its homologation body. As part of its vision to support an increasin
15 December 21
The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme managed by the European Payments Council (EPC) covers a set of operating rules and technical elements (including messages) that allow a Payee to request digitally the initiation of a payment from a Payer in a wide range of physical or
07 January 21
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. In July 2020, five Spanish banks successfully completed a proof of concept (POC) for an interbank smart payments’ platform managed by Iberpay. To complete the POC, Ibe
11 February 21
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is the body responsible for managing the implementation of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) - a unique global id
26 May 21
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and not necessarily those of the BIS or CPMI and they should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the global standard setter that aims to enhance th
25 February 21
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The European payment landscape is going through a considerable transformation due to technological developments, entry by new actors and regulatory changes. We intervi
23 June 21
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), one of the largest financial messaging systems in the world’s international payment network is con
