SEPA

05 Nov 26 @ 18:29

The European Payments Council has published updated recommendations for its Verification of Payee scheme, seeking to reduce unnecessary payment friction while improving consistency in how banks assess whether beneficiary details... read more

22 Jan 26 @ 21:38

Europe’s payments industry is approaching a structural inflection point. New research conducted by Celent in collaboration with Plaid, suggests that SEPA Instant Credit Transfers are on track to overtake traditional credit... read more

18 Sep 25 @ 10:26

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has issued a timely call to arms for Europe’s payment service providers (PSPs), urging them to accelerate preparations for One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfers (OCT... read more

03 Jul 25 @ 09:26

Orbital, a cross-border platform that orchestrates payments across stablecoins and traditional rails, has partnered to unlocks faster, cost-effective, and compliant euro transactions, bridging traditional payments with digital assets. Cross-border payments... read more

27 May 25 @ 10:20

The concept of “banking hours” is rapidly becoming obsolete. From late nights to public holidays, payments in Europe are poised to become truly non-stop. By October 2025, the EU’s SEPA... read more

11 Mar 25 @ 10:45

The Eurosystem has finalised its exploratory work on introducing a Verification of Payee (VoP) service, a significant step in enhancing security across the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). This initiative,... read more

04 Oct 24 @ 11:49

As Czechia strides towards 2025, its payments landscape is marked by significant shifts and advancements. The convergence of traditional banking systems with innovative digital solutions is driving a new era... read more

13 Jun 24 @ 09:30

Eastnets is launching an Instant Payments Access as a Service for SEPA Credit Transfers Instant (SCT Inst) as part of its long-standing, global SWIFT service bureau offering. The service, hosted in... read more

17 May 24 @ 15:55

Amidst the not so friendly rumblings within the Spanish banking sector, Iberpay and Santander have signed up to become the inaugural participants in the One-Leg Out (OLO) Instant Credit Transfer... read more

18 Sep 23 @ 14:50

In May 2023, the European Commission published a draft proposal to mandate the use of instant payments for all Euro transactions between member states into and out of the Euro... read more

15 Sep 23 @ 14:42

Non-cash transaction volumes maintained upward momentum as consumers and businesses adopted digital payment schemes. The World Payment Report 2023 estimates suggest that from 2022 to 2027, non-cash transaction volume growth will... read more

10 May 23 @ 12:51

Giorgio Andreoli took up the post of Director General of the European Payments Council (EPC) on 1 April 2023. To get his views on the direction of the payments landscape... read more