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01 July 20

SCT Inst transaction limit increased to 100,000 euros

As of today, the maximum amount per SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) transaction went up from 15,000 to 100,000 euros. Payment end-users can use the SCT Inst scheme in higher-value business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions. This new transaction limit means additional freed

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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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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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Insight

28 September 23

Exploring FIDA: revised rules on financial data sharing access

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council or the European Commission. In June 2023 the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation to further digitalise and improve competitiveness in the Europe

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News

06 January 21

2020 - a year to remember

In the newly published infographic, the EPC reports on how it fulfilled its main objectives in 2020. It has been a challenging but rewarding year with several memorable achievements, including: 2287 payment service providers have already joined the SEPA Instant Credit (SCT Inst) scheme: over 5

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Insight

29 January 20

The payment landscape of Luxembourg

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 Luxembourg, which is characterised by the highest banking internationalisation rate in Europe a

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Insight

25 February 21

European payments: looking back and ahead

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

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Insight

28 February 23

Green payments: sustainability by design for a more viable future

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. Currently, more and more companies talk about sustainability and are starting to take action to change their products to become more environmentally friendly and creat

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Insight

31 May 23

A pathway to improve the security of card payment systems

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The Smart Payment Association (SPA) is the trade body of the cards and mobile payments industry and addresses the challenges of a fast-evolving payment ecosystem, prom

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Insight

23 February 23

How the Dutch became the frontrunners in payment transformation

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The Netherlands has a fascinating and ever-changing payment landscape where card payments are increasing each year and are preferred over cash payments. We wanted to k

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Insight

07 October 20

ECB takes steps to ensure pan-European reach of instant payments

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The European Central Bank’s (ECB) Governing Council, in line with the European Commission’s (EC) objectives, has taken an important move towards the full reach of inst

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14 April 20

AFR – the Hungarian Retail Instant Payment System

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. In order to improve the efficiency of domestic payments, Hungarian banks launched a local currency Instant Payment System (AFR) based on the SEPA Instant Credit Transf

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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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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

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09 January 20

TPPs: latest views on PSD2 implementation

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 interviews presenting the opinions of various stakeholders on the implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) with the in

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