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List of EPC members

Seventy-seven organisations representing payment service providers (PSPs) throughout SEPA (PSPs and national or European associations of PSPs) are currently members of the EPC. One organisation has the status of ‘associate member’.

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28 July 23

Payments in wartime: the story of the National Bank of Ukraine

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Ever since, martial law has made ensuring the country’s economic and financial stability a challenge for the National Bank

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21 December 22

SEPA Payment Account Access scheme: going beyond open banking

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Payment Account Access (SPAA) is the newest European Payments Council (EPC) scheme. SPAA covers messaging functionalities allowing th

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Register of Participants

The Register of Participants lists all payment service providers (PSPs) and other eligible institutions who adhere to the EPC payment and payment related schemes.

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SEPA for cash

The SEPA project and the EPC’s drive to improve payments harmonisation and innovation in Europe both encourage a shift from cash to electronic payments.

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News

03 July 23

The EPC updates its members’ list

The European Payments Council (EPC) is glad to count among its members one additional organisation: •    Insignia Cards Limited (Based in Malta) The EPC now represents 78 payment service providers and their associations.   

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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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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

01 July 22

The EPC updates its members’ list

The EPC now counts among its members one additional organisation: •    Fintecture (based in France) The EPC now represents 77 payment service providers and their associations. Two further organisations have the status of ‘associate member’.  

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News

01 April 20

The EPC updates its members’ list

The EPC now counts among its members one additional organisation: •    PERSPECTEEV SAS (based in France) The EPC now represents 76 payment service providers and their associations. Two further organisations have the status of ‘associate member’.

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About SEPA

The introduction of the euro as the common currency for millions of Europeans was a great advance in European integration, but it was just the first step towards European payments harmonisation.

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News

09 October 23

Around the web - a compilation of interesting reports about payments

The views expressed in the below reports are solely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Staying up to date with the latest news and trends in the industry? We’ve put together a list of free recently published payment-related reports from differen

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Our organisation

As a membership association, the EPC relies on the active contributions of its members with expertise in different aspects of payments.

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