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Google sues Visa and MasterCard over interchange
Google is suing Visa and MasterCard over the card networks’ interchange fees, with the internet and tech giant claiming that...
Do we need a new EU network for EU payments interoperability?
Suddenly the key EU’s stakeholders (ECB/EC) are talking again about technical payments interoperability and new payments networks. Many may ask...
EU agrees caps on debit and credit card interchange fees
Interchange fees to process debit and credit card transactions are to be capped under an EU law that attempts to...
ECB to address instant payments in euro
In its second meeting, on 1 December 2014, the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB), a multi-stakeholder group chaired by the European...
Retailers concerned about 3 party scheme interchange fee loophole
Proving that politicians should stay out of industries they do not understand and further backing up the law of unintended consequences, Europe’s...
EPC updates the SEPA Credit Transfer and SEPA Direct Debit rulebooks
The European Payments Council (EPC), representing the European banking industry in relation to payments, has published updated versions of the SEPA...
The state of SEPA
How is SEPA faring now that migration deadlines have passed, and could banks be doing more? Finally, after a 15-year wait,...
One Single Market needs one set of rules for card fees
This week, Europe’s politicians begin trialogue talks to decide final rules on how much payment cards will cost merchants and...