European Payments Council

58 results about this entity

Period: 08 Jan 2007 - 21 Nov 2024

EPC calls for candidates to join Sepa scheme management bodies

The European Payments Council (EPC) is calling for independent candidates to join a host of new bodies being set up to manage the Single euro payments area (Sepa) scheme.

EPC launches consultation on evolution of Sepa credit transfer and direct debit

The European Payments Council (EPC) has launched a three month public consultation on possible changes to the Sepa credit transfer and direct debit rule-books.

EU to establish European Retail Payments Board to improve Sepa governance

The EU is poised to revise the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) governance arrangements by replacing the informal Sepa Council with a European Retail Payments Board and by adjusting the role of the bank-backed European Payments Council.

Commission drops anti-trust probe into European Payments Council

The European Commission has dropped an anti-trust probe into the activities of the bank-backed standards-setting body the European Payments Council.

EPC sets out Sepa m-payments guidelines

Banking representative body the European Payments Council (EPC) has published guidelines for mobile contactless transactions in the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa).

"There is no 'Sepa governance issue'" - EPC hits out at Brussel lobbyists

The European Payments Council, currently undergoing an anti-trust review by the European Commission over allegations that it is abusing its standards-setting role to block new entrants to the payments market, has hit out at the influence wielded by lobbyists in Brussels, who it claims are poisoning the debate over the shift to a single euro payments area (Sepa).

EC launches antitrust investigation into EPC and e-payments market

The EC has opened an antitrust investigation into whether the European Payments Council (EPC) is blocking new, non-bank, players from entering the online payments market.

EPC looks to cut cash costs through ATM standardisation

The European Payments Council (EPC) wants the continent's 400,000 ATMs to all use the same size cash cassettes, claiming standardisation will bring massive cost savings.

EPC sets out Sepa mobile payments guidelines

Banking representative body the European Payments Council (EPC) has released a set of guidelines for mobile contactless transactions in the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa).

EPC warns Brussels to keep its nose out of payments business

The European Payments Council has warned the European Commission not to abuse its executive powers and take on a standards-setting role in the push to create a Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa), arguing that banks must retain their primacy in the development of payment systems.

EC migration plans would 'derail the entire Sepa project' - EPC

The EC will "effectively derail the entire Sepa project" if upcoming regulatory intervention on migration end dates does not include deadlines for phasing out national schemes, says the European Payments Council.

EPC and GSMA publish mobile contactless payments white paper

The European Payments Council (EPC) and global wireless trade group GSMA have published a while paper on mobile contactless payments and the role of 'trusted service managers' (TSMs).