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Finextra TV/Sepa

Mainstream remittances

Western Union urges banks to partner for money transfers.

25 October 2010

Finextra TV/Sepa

Embracing the payments hub

Warren Gardiner of Clear2Pay on the trends driving payments infrastructure modernisation.

25 October 2010

Finextra TV/Sepa

World Payments Report

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

25 October 2010

Finextra TV/Sepa

RBS comments on Sibos and the payments industry

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

25 October 2010

Finextra TV/Sepa

Immediate payments

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

25 October 2010

Finextra TV/Sepa

Banks need to improve liquidity management.

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

25 October 2010

News/Sepa

ECB calls for mandatory Sepa migration deadline

The European Central Bank (ECB) says self-regulation on Sepa has not achieved the expected results and is calling on legislators to now set a mandatory migration timeline.

22 October 2010

News/Sepa

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).

21 October 2010

News/Sepa

RBS chooses Experian for global payment validation and IBAN conversion services

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has selected Experian to provide its corporate customers with global payment validation and data conversion services, enabling them to make Sepa-compliant transactions.

07 October 2010

News/Sepa

Visa Europe completes EUR500m processing platform

Visa Europe has completed its migration to a new, EUR500 million, processing platform, giving the firm's member banks a dedicated authorisation, clearing and settlement system for the region.

01 October 2010

News/Sepa

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).

06 July 2010

News/Sepa

Spanish processors Sermepa and Redes propose merger

Spanish card payments network processing operators Sermepa and Redes y Procesos have agreed a merger deal designed to pool resources and compete in a Sepa-based European market.

30 June 2010

News/Sepa

Sepa migration deadlines: dates floated but no decision

With Sepa-compliant transaction volumes still weak, Harcus Cooper of Barclays is forecasting the introduction of phased end-dates for mandatory conversion to the new EU-wide payment instruments, with credit transfers expected to get the nod in 2013 and direct debits by 2015.

10 June 2010

News/Sepa

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

News/Sepa

EBAday 2010: Sepa foundations laid - time to get building

Hundreds of payments professional from banks across Europe gathered in Luxembourg this week at EBAday to discuss how best to unlock the full potential of the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) amid concerns that the financial services industry is being blindsided by tech-led innovations from nimble new entrants.

28 May 2010

News/Sepa

EBAday to set the agenda for the European payments industry

An impressive list of board directors, chief financial officers and payments heads from Europe's leading banks have confirmed their participation in the conference programme for the fifth annual EBAday, taking place this year in Luxembourg on 26 and 27 May.

30 April 2010

News/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.

04 March 2010

News/Sepa

Top tier banks unite in support for fifth annual EBAday

Registration has opened for EBAday, the pre-eminent annual event for the European payments industry, with headline sponsorship from four leading global banks - JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank HSBC and ING - plus host sponsor Dexia and local support from Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat.

19 February 2010