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The European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on instant payments
On 26 October the European Commission (EC) adopted a legislative proposal on instant payments in euro, fulfilling its commitment of...
EPC’s 20th anniversary: The transformation of European payments
This year is very special for the European Payments Council (EPC), which celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark this occasion,...
Instant Payment Card: Initiating a SEPA Credit Transfer at the POS
Smart Payment Association (SPA), the global trade body of the smart payments industry, has published proposals for an Instant Payment...
Faster payments – 40 countries live as global roll-out gathers pace
2018 marks the fifth year of FIS’ report “Flavors of Fast”. It was originally inspired to capture the early but...
Instant payments: what are you waiting for?
November saw the launch of new instant payment schemes in the US and Eurozone. The main commercial banks in the...
An update on the implementation of the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme
In less than five months, the EPC’s SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme will be operational. The implementation of this new...
Get ready for the first SCT Inst transactions in Europe
The EPC published the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme rulebook at the end of November 2016, after a...
European Payments Council launches the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer
The European Payments Council (EPC) will launch the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme today. European Payment Service Providers...