04 November 20
Country profile: cashless Iceland
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Did you know that bank cards are ubiquitous in Iceland and that local banks are all involved in projects to increase public awareness on the importance of financial li
23 September 20
Country profile: digital and instant payments are the norm in Estonia
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. We continue our series of European payment landscapes with a profile of Estonia. Estonia is a frontrunner for card payments, and its PSP community was among the first
EPC contribution to a SEPA for cards
Contributing to the future of payments in Europe
Introducing the EPC
About SEPA
SEPA Credit Transfer
SEPA for cash
SEPA Instant Credit Transfer
What is a payment scheme?
The schemes rely on global open standards
SEPA goals and benefits
19 November 20
The Nordic Payments Council is creating the new Nordic payment schemes
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The Nordic Payments Council (NPC) developed the first Nordic payment schemes, based on and close to the European Payments Council’s (EPC) Single Euro Payments Area (SE
What we do
EPC Members
20 May 20
SCT Inst scheme gaining further traction in Europe
November 2017 marked a major event in an increasingly instant world: the launch of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst), which enables credit transfers in ten seconds – or less – across the SEPA. Two and a half years on, the scheme has grown significantly, and the
27 September 23
Call for candidates for the Scheme End-User Multi-Stakeholder Group and for the Scheme Technical Player Multi-Stakeholder Group
In 2021, the European Payments Council’s (EPC) Board entrusted the Scheme End-User Multi-Stakeholder Group (SEU MSG) and the Scheme Technical Player Multi-Stakeholder Group (STP MSG) with the mission to maintain a formal and regular dialogue between the EPC and representatives of associations of end