Guidance documents 14 November 2023| Version 7.0 Guidance on reason codes for SEPA Direct Debit R-transactions Guidance documents Direct debit EPC173-14 v7.0 Guidance on Reason Codes for SDD R-transactions DownloadPDF | 429.83 KB
Guidance documents 18 March 2024| Version v9.0 Guidelines for the appearance of mandates in the SEPA Direct Debit schemes Guidance documents Direct debit SDD mandate EPC392-08 v9.0 SDD Mandate Layout Guidelines DownloadPDF | 2.82 MB
Guidance documents 16 February 2022 Public consultation on draft document “Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs” Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Public consultation Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs (EPC024-22v0.6) DownloadPDF | 1.53 MB Feedback questionnaire Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs (MSG MSCT 011-22v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 346.29 KB
Feedback questionnaire Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs (MSG MSCT 011-22v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 346.29 KB
Guidance documents 10 January 2023 Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs Guidance documents Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Credit transfer Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Person-to-Person mobile payments Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Standardisation of QR-codes for MSCTs (EPC024-22v2.0) DownloadPDF | 1.53 MB
Guidance documents 21 February 2022 New release “Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Payments and Technical Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG)” Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Public consultation Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Payments and Technical Interoperability Guidance – (EPC269-19v2.0) DownloadPDF | 10.47 MB
Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Payments and Technical Interoperability Guidance – (EPC269-19v2.0) DownloadPDF | 10.47 MB
Guidance documents 08 July 2021 Public consultation on draft second release “Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance (MSCT IG)” Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Public consultation Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance – draft 2nd release (EPC269-21v1.14) DownloadPDF | 9.74 MB Feedback questionnaire New MSCT use cases and interoperability models (MSG MSCT 074-21v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 350.45 KB
Mobile Initiated SEPA (Instant) Credit Transfer Interoperability Guidance – draft 2nd release (EPC269-21v1.14) DownloadPDF | 9.74 MB
Feedback questionnaire New MSCT use cases and interoperability models (MSG MSCT 074-21v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 350.45 KB
Guidance documents 10 January 2023 Public consultation on draft document “Interoperability of MSCTs based on NFC or BLE” Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Public consultation Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Interoperability of MSCTs based on NFC or BLE (EPC287-22v0.18) DownloadPDF | 4.28 MB Feedback questionnaire on Interoperability of MSCTs based on NFC or BLE (MSG MSCT 102-22v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 349.28 KB
Feedback questionnaire on Interoperability of MSCTs based on NFC or BLE (MSG MSCT 102-22v1.0) DownloadDOCX | 349.28 KB
Guidance documents 14 November 2023| Version 4.0 Guidance on the migration to the 2019 version of the ISO 20022-based XML messaging standard Guidance documents Credit transfer Direct debit Instant credit transfer EPC087-22 v4.0 EPC guidance document - Migration to the 2019 Version of ISO 20022-based XML Messaging Standard DownloadPDF | 790.67 KB
EPC087-22 v4.0 EPC guidance document - Migration to the 2019 Version of ISO 20022-based XML Messaging Standard DownloadPDF | 790.67 KB
Guidance documents 28 May 2020| Version v1.0 Technical Interoperability for MSCTs based on payee-presented data Guidance documents Contactless payments Credit transfer Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments EPC312-19v1.0 - Technical Interoperability of MSCTs based on payee-presented data DownloadPDF | 818.49 KB
EPC312-19v1.0 - Technical Interoperability of MSCTs based on payee-presented data DownloadPDF | 818.49 KB
Guidance documents 08 December 2020| Version 1.0 Technical interoperability of MSCTs based on payer-presented data Guidance documents Contactless payments Credit transfer Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) EPC096-20v1.0 Technical interoperability of MSCTs based on payer-presented data DownloadPDF | 1.03 MB
EPC096-20v1.0 Technical interoperability of MSCTs based on payer-presented data DownloadPDF | 1.03 MB
Guidance documents 14 November 2023| Version 1.1 Guidance on the use of structured addresses under the SEPA payment schemes as of November 2025 Guidance documents Credit transfer Direct debit Instant credit transfer EPC153-22 v1.1 EPC guidance document - Use of Structured Address under the SEPA Payment Schemes as of Nov 2025 DownloadPDF | 425.99 KB
EPC153-22 v1.1 EPC guidance document - Use of Structured Address under the SEPA Payment Schemes as of Nov 2025 DownloadPDF | 425.99 KB
Guidance documents 03 November 2022| Version v3.0 Clarification paper on SEPA Direct Debit Core and SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-Business rulebooks Guidance documents Direct debit SDD mandate EPC132-17 v3.0 Clarification Paper SDD Core and SDD B2B scheme rulebooks DownloadPDF | 563.77 KB
Guidance documents 04 July 2016 Explanatory note on use of ‘COR1’ and ‘SMNDA’ in SDD R-transactions Guidance documents Direct debit EPC156-16 Explanatory note on use of COR1 and SMNDA in SDD R-transactions DownloadPDF | 157.95 KB
Guidance documents 29 November 2021 Standardisation and governance of QR-codes for Instant Payments at the Point of Interaction (IPs at the POI) Guidance documents Instant credit transfer Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Standardisation and governance of QR-codes for Instant Payments at the Point of Interaction (IPs at the POI) DownloadPDF | 1.45 MB
Standardisation and governance of QR-codes for Instant Payments at the Point of Interaction (IPs at the POI) DownloadPDF | 1.45 MB
Guidance documents 02 July 2018 Mobile Contactless SEPA Card Payments Interoperability Implementation Guidelines Guidance documents Mobile Multi-stakeholder group on mobile contactless SEPA card payments (MSG MCP) Mobile Contactless SEPA Card Payments Interoperability Implementation Guidelines (EPC144-1777v1.0) DownloadPDF | 1.75 MB
Mobile Contactless SEPA Card Payments Interoperability Implementation Guidelines (EPC144-1777v1.0) DownloadPDF | 1.75 MB
Guidance documents 16 March 2023 API Security Framework Guidance documents Security SEPA Request-to-Pay (SRTP) SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) EPC164-22 v1.0 API Security Framework DownloadPDF | 530.15 KB
Guidance documents 10 January 2023 Specification of QR-codes for Mobile (Instant) Credit Transfers (MCTs) submitted to ISO Guidance documents Credit transfer Instant credit transfer Mobile SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) Multi-stakeholder group on mobile initiated SEPA credit transfers (MSG MSCT) Person-to-Person mobile payments Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG) Specification of QR-codes for Mobile (Instant) Credit Transfers (MSCTs) in ISO format (EPC193-22v1.2) DownloadPDF | 1000.79 KB
Specification of QR-codes for Mobile (Instant) Credit Transfers (MSCTs) in ISO format (EPC193-22v1.2) DownloadPDF | 1000.79 KB
Guidance documents 02 October 2013 EPC Clarification Letter on Electronic Mandates to SEPA Direct Debit Scheme Participants Guidance documents Direct debit SDD mandate Letter EPC098-13 Clarification letter to SDD Scheme Participants.pdf DownloadPDF | 97.03 KB
Guidance documents 03 November 2022| Version v2.0 Clarification paper on SEPA Credit Transfer and SEPA Instant Credit Transfer rulebooks Guidance documents Credit transfer Instant credit transfer EPC131-17 v2.0 Clarification Paper SCT and SCT Inst scheme rulebooks DownloadPDF | 733.67 KB
Guidance documents 27 November 2019 EIPP: report from the EIPP MSG Guidance documents Multi-stakeholder group on E-invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) EIPP MSG 026-19 EIPP MSG report 2019 v1.0 DownloadPDF | 701.23 KB
Guidance documents 10 May 2016 Single Euro Cash Area (SECA) Framework Guidance documents Cash Cash 021-05 v4.0 - SECA Framework 2016 DownloadPDF | 760.63 KB