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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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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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Insight
24 February 20
PSD2 implementation: viewpoint of BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. This interview belongs to a series representing the views of various stakeholders on the implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD
Dialogue with stakeholders
The evolution of the EPC schemes is organised in close collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders in order to truly reflect market needs.
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News
12 March 24
Public consultation on change requests for the EPC payment scheme rulebooks
Today, the European Payments Council (EPC) initiated a public consultation on change requests for all five EPC payment scheme rulebooks. This consultation runs from 12 March to 9 June 2024.This public consultation is part of the change management process of the EPC payment schemes regularly organise
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02 January 24
PostePay joins the EPC
The European Payments Council (EPC) is delighted to count among its members a new organisation: • PostePay, part of the Poste Italiane Group (based in Italy) As of 1 January 2024, the EPC represents 79 payment service providers and their associations.
EPC contribution to a SEPA for cards
When citizens travel in Europe or shop online on websites based in other European countries, they should be able to withdraw cash or pay by card as easily as they do in their home country.
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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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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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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’.
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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Clearing and Settlement Mechanisms
Clearing and Settlement Mechanisms (CSMs) are the processes underlying all payment transactions exchanged between two payment service providers (PSPs).
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Insight
26 October 22
The Nordic Payments Council: harmonising payments in the Nordics
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) plays a critical role in the management of Nordic payment schemes. Newly appointed Secretary General Camilla Åkerman offers us her vi
EPC Members
The European Payments Council is the European association dedicated to payments, managing payment and payment-related schemes.
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News
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
SEPA Credit Transfer public consultation
The EPC attaches utmost importance to involve all stakeholders of the payment value chain in the evolution of the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) scheme.
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News
01 December 21
Call for Change Requests to the SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) Scheme Rulebook (version 2.0)
The European Payments Council (EPC) is launching a call for change requests for possible modifications to be introduced into the SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) scheme rulebook (version 2.0). The call starts today and will run until 25 February 2022. How to participate? Any person or organisation w