European Payments Council

58 results about this entity

Period: 08 Jan 2007 - 21 Nov 2024

EPC explores m-payment and Sepa

The European Payments Council (EPC) has published a white paper on mobile payments and the single euro payments area (Sepa).

EPC defends Sepa Direct Debits against consumer fraud allegations

The European Payments Council has hit out at accusations by consumer groups that customer protection and security procedures are being undermined by the roll-out of the new Sepa Direct Debits (SDD) scheme.

EPC and GSMA launch consultation on Sepa contactless m-payments

The European Payments Council and GSMA, a trade group of wireless operators, have launched a consultation on Sepa and mobile contactless payments.

European banks call for more political backing for Sepa

The European Payments Council has called on EU authorities to initiate a Sepa communications campaign "comparable to that afforded for the euro introduction" to kick start public support for the Single Euro Payments Area project.

European Payments Council calls for action on counterfeit cards

The European Payments Council has released a set of recommendations designed to counteract card skimming at cash machines.

European Central Bank calls for 'urgent' action on Sepa

The European Central Bank has called for an overhaul of governance and management of the European Payments Council in its latest report on impediments to the creation of a Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa).

MacKinnon quits European Payments Council

Stewart MacKinnon has resigned as secretary general of the European Payments Council (EPC), citing differences of opinion about the role and direction of the EPC.

European Payments Council teams with telcos on mobile payment initiative

The European Payments Council (EPC) says it will work with GSMA - an international trade group of mobile operators - to accelerate the deployment of mobile payment services in the single euro payments area (Sepa).

CB.Net wins European Payments Council Sepa data mandate

UK reference data firm CB.Net has been chosen by the European Payments Council (EPC) to provide and manage the centralised repository for the EPC Sepa Credit Transfer (SCT) and Sepa Direct Debit (SDD) schemes.

Europe's banks will miss Sepa direct debit deadline, says Hartsink

Europe's banks will miss the first single euro payments area (Sepa) deadline for direct debits because of delays in passing a new Payment Services Directive (PSD), says Gerard Hartsink, chair of the European Payments Council (EPC).