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30 September 20
Call for an independent member for the Scheme Management Board
The EPC Scheme Management Board (SMB) – the body responsible for the administration and evolution of the EPC Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes – is inviting interested parties to apply for a vacancy for an 'independent member', effective from 18 November 2020 to 28 April 2021, with th
12 December 22
Call for Candidates for the SPL SPG
The SEPA Proxy Lookup Scheme Participants Group (SPL SPG) - the body responsible for the scheme management of the SPL service - will be renewed in 2023. The EPC invites all interested eligible candidates to apply by 31 January 2023. Who can participate? The call is open to all European Payment
14 December 22
Call for independent candidates for the Payment Scheme Management Board (PSMB)
The EPC Payment Scheme Management Board (PSMB) – the body responsible for the administration and evolution of the EPC Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes will be renewed in 2023. In addition to the seats allocated to scheme participant representatives (maximum 22), three seats (includin
22 December 20
Call for independent candidates for the Scheme Management Board (SMB)
The EPC Scheme Management Board (SMB) – the body responsible for the administration and evolution of the EPC Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes will be renewed in 2021. In addition to the seats allocated to scheme participant representatives (maximum 20), three seats (including the Cha
06 January 20
EPC calls for independent candidates for its Dispute Resolution Committee
The European Payments Council’s Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) – the body responsible for the compliance function of scheme management) will enter into office on 1 April 2020, when the revised EPC By-laws as well as the Dispute Resolution Committee Mandate become effective. As of that date, the
Public consultation on the SEPA Request-to-Pay scheme Rulebook change requests
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
30 August 21
Call for candidates for the SEPA Payment Account Access Multi-Stakeholder Group (SPAA MSG)
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
20 January 21
Call for nominations for five open seats in the MSG MSCT Plenary
To contribute to the take-up of mobile initiated (instant) credit transfers (MSCTs) in Europe, the EPC created in 2018 an ad-hoc multi-stakeholder group (MSG MSCT). The group has been focusing during the past years on the interoperability of MSCTs across Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and publishe
01 October 21
Call for candidates for the Scheme End-User Multi-Stakeholder Group (SEU MSG) and for the Scheme Technical Player Multi-Stakeholder Group (STP MSG)
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
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
15 July 22
European Digital Identity
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. The European Commission (EC) is now working on electronic identification (eID) and its further harmonisation across Europe as secure eID should be an essential feature
07 October 21
Digitalisation trends in the Swiss payment landscape
The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be attributed to the European Payments Council. We interviewed Dieter Goerdten, Head of Products & Services at SIX BBS Ltd. and Michael Montoya, CEO of SIX Interbank Clearing Ltd. to know more about the latest u