Single Euro payments area (Sepa)
ECB paper reviews euro area credit card interchange fees
European Central Bank study calls for fresh look at credit card interchange fees in euro area
ECB’s Praet highlights importance of Sepa co-operation
European Central Bank executive board member Peter Praet says right balance must be struck between Sepa co-operation and competition
ECB’s Tumpel-Gugerell: self-regulation hasn’t worked for Sepa
European Central Bank executive board member Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell acknowledges banks’ progress “has not achieved the required results”
Sepa end-dates should be set in stone: ECB
European Central Bank proposes concrete end-dates for migration to Single Euro Payments Area
Brussels forges ahead with Sepa end-date proposal, despite differences
European Commission proposes deadlines for national credit and debit transfers to migrate to Sepa system; move could divide stakeholders
ECB’s Tumpel-Gugerell on Sepa end dates
European Central Bank member executive board Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell says meeting Single Euro Payments Area end dates is a requirement for migration to new system
EPC chairman 'shocked' at Brussels' 'competing' Sepa schemes
European Payments Council chair slams European Commission's willingness to allow operation of multiple, national Sepa schemes; says plan would thwart aims of Sepa
Bundesbank ups compatibility of clearing system
Bundesbank strikes deal with payments processor Equens on more interoperable clearing systems to improve market efficiency
ECB calls for law enforcing Sepa migration
European Central Bank says legislative action on migration of Sepa scheme needed as self-imposed deadline will not work
Hungary sets four hour limit for retail payments
National Bank of Hungary issues decree requiring banks to settle electronic payments within four hours; move may cost banks up to $40m, admits deputy
Payments providers split over Sepa end dates
Comments released by the European Commission show that European institutions and banking associations disagree over Sepa proposals to seperate end dates
Sepa Council members meet for first time
Industry and central bank leaders meet to discuss end dates for migration and future of Sepa for cards at first official council meeting
ECB’s Tumpel-Gugerell on e-invoicing
European Central Bank executive board member discusses pan European e-invoicing system
ECB annual report flags uncertainty over recovery
2009 report shows fiscal debt troubles weighed down on growth last year
Europe is losing the “war on cash”: report
ECB and European Commission efforts to promote cashless payments are having some effect, but people still prefer cash, report finds
Europe to set Sepa migration regulation: Tumpel-Gugerell
European Central Bank’s Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell says Sepa needs migration date
Trade groups join forces to boost SEPA mobile payments
Mobey Forum and European Payments Council to cooperate in bid to increase use of mobile payments