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The US invasion of Europe
There has long been a joke that SEPA actually stands for ‘Send European Payments to America’. As with all good...
Characteristics of a SEPA leader
SEPA, the Single European Payment Area, has created a single market in cards and payments. It is bringing down country...
SEPA at the POS
Under pressure from the ECB to step up standardization work, the European Payments Council is trying to clarify grey areas...
SEPA- the drive for standardization
The SCF identifies four different domains for interoperability: Cardholder-to-terminal interface; Cards-to-terminal (EMV); Terminal-to-acquirer interface (protocols or minimum requirements); Acquirer-to-issuer interface,...
EPAS membership
Atos Worldline (including former Banksys), BP, CETREL, Equens (former Interpay Nederland), Galitt, Groupement des Cartes Bancaires “CB” (co-ordinator), Integri, Ingenico...
PSD puts a squeeze on the banks
More than just a way of introducing new payments players to the European market, the PSD lays onerous compliance requirements...
E-Money Institutions are affected too
Several areas of the PSD affect organisations registered under the e-Money Directive as issuers of electronic cash. Nick Drew, executive...
Rebooting SEPA for Cards
The SEPA for Cards project appears to have stalled and there is increasing evidence of growing disillusionment with the SEPA...