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World Payments Report

Capgemini and RBS discuss the finding from the World Payments Report released at Sibos.

25 October 2010

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RBS comments on Sibos and the payments industry

RBS' Newstead comments on Sibos and what it means for the payments industry.

25 October 2010

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Immediate payments

Adam Kennedy of Vocalink says the public are willing to pay for Immediate Payments.

25 October 2010

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Banks need to improve liquidity management.

Banks need to improve liquidity management for themselves and corporate customers, according to Sungard.

25 October 2010

News/Euro

Sepa Council established to kickstart EU payments convergence

The European Commission and European Central bank have hosted the first meeting of the Sepa Council, a new body created to guide the future development of the Single Euro Payments Area project.

07 June 2010

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EBAday 2010 to take place in Luxembourg

EBAday 2010 - the fifth annual European payments conference and exhibition organised by Finextra and the Euro Banking Association - will open for business in Luxembourg on the 26th and 27th May.

04 September 2009

News/Euro

T2S gains multilateral agreement, despite UK concerns

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the 16 national central banks of the euro area have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 27 European central securities depositories covering obligations and responsibilities for the next stage of the Target2-Securities (T2S) project.

16 July 2009

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RZB CEO Walter Rothensteiner to deliver keynote at EBAday 2009

The Euro Banking Association and Finextra are calling for community input on the agenda for EBAday 2009 in Vienna, Europe's premiere payments exhibition and conference.

17 April 2009

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Eurozone banks told to ditch direct debit interchange by 2012

Europe's banks have been told that they will have to ditch interchange fees on direct debit transactions by 2012 under EU antitrust rules.

24 March 2009

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Barclays, RBS and the EBA feature in PaymentsLIVE! webcast

Transaction banking will never be the same. That's the theme of a live and interactive webcast coming up on Finextra, featuring some of the industry's top thought leaders in payments. The webcast will take place at 15:00 British Summer Time on Tuesday 31 March.

23 March 2009

News/Euro

Migration date to SCT and SDD schemes must be set - ECB's Tumpel-Gugerell

Over a year after its launch, the Sepa credit transfer (SCT) scheme still only accounts for less than two per cent of total CT volume in the euro area, prompting ECB executive board member Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell to call for a definitive date for migration from national systems.

17 March 2009

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UK Government moves to enact EU Payment Services Directive

The UK Government has laid before Parliament regulations to implement the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD) into UK legislation.

11 February 2009

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EC clamps down on cross-border direct debit charges

The European Commission (EC) says it is proposing an extension of existing regulations to ensure that cross-border direct debit payments made in euros cost the same as domestic transactions.

15 October 2008

News/Euro

European clearing code failing to deliver

More than 80 formal applications have been made by clearing and settlement houses for interoperability and mutual access in accordance with the European Commission's voluntary code of conduct, but none has gone live.

12 September 2008

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Eurofi calls for stricter enforcement of post-trade rationalisation programmes

European think tank Eurofi has called on the European Commission to institute tougher enforcement of settlement harmonisation and consolidation programmes aimed at cutting costs of cross-border post-trade services across the EU.

11 September 2008

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EC moves to kick start Sepa direct debit scheme

EU authorities have called on banks to push ahead with plans to introduce a pan-European direct debit payments system, even if interchange fees are initially charged for cross-border transactions.

04 September 2008

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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.

24 July 2008

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ECB launches T2S settlement harmonisation project

The European Central Bank is to press ahead with the launch of its contentious settlement harmonisation project Target2-Securities and has assigned the development and operation of the facility to the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Banco de España, the Banque de France and the Banca d'Italia.

17 July 2008

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PSD to cost Europe's banks EUR6 billion

Europe's major banks will spend up to EUR6 billion over the next 18 months in preparing for the Payment Services Directive, according to a survey conducted by consultancy Payment Systems Europe.

07 July 2008

News/Euro

ECB calls on depositories to join securities settlement project

The European Central Bank (ECB) is calling on central securities depositories (CSDs) to sign up to Target2-Securities (TS2), its proposed integrated securities settlement system in the euro zone.

23 May 2008