A broad range of payment stakeholders are involved in developing the schemes to ensure they keep meeting market needs and technological evolutions.
The offers four payment schemes that make paying across as easy and convenient as it is in one’s home country.
The SEPA Credit Transfer scheme
Schemes used by thousands of payment service providers
The payment schemes are used by over 4,000 payment service providers () in Europe.
Each year, they contribute towards facilitating:
- In total, some 37 billion euro transactions in SEPA.
- Including 18.3 billion credit transfers.
- And 19.2 billion direct debits.
Evolution of the schemes
The updates the schemes every two years to reflect market needs and evolutions in technical standards. This evolution is guided through a transparent change-management process that is open to all stakeholders.
scheme evolution calendar
The scheme evolution process always follows the same path: first, all stakeholders are invited to submit requests for change to the based on the latest rulebooks published. All the change requests received are subject to a three month public consultation to ensure they are broadly supported by the payment community. Updated rulebooks, including changes that are technically and legally feasible, are published afterwards.
The first step of the public consultation process organised by the EPC is currently open.
If you are interested in participating in the evolution of the schemes, links are provided below to each scheme’s public consultation page, where further information is available:
The first step of the public consultation process organised by the is currently open.
The calendar below shows the timeline of the current scheme evolution process. All four schemes ( Credit Transfer, SEPA Instant Credit Transfer, SEPA Direct Debit Core and SEPA Direct Debit Business to Business) follow the same calendar.
- Until 31 December 2017
Call for change requests - Between April and July 2018
Three month public consultation - November 2018
Publication of the next rulebook (entering into effect one year later)