EPIF is delighted to share with you the joint statement co-signed with other industry representatives to highlight a common concern with the treatment of merchant initiated transactions (MITs) within the proposal for a payments services regulation (PSR). The new proposal extends the unconditional refund rights under Article 62(1) that exists for direct debits to all [...]
EPIF is delighted to share with you its position paper on the proposal on the legal tender of euro banknotes and coins. EPIF very much welcomes the European Commission’s double objective on the proposal to promote the acceptance and the access to euro banknotes and coins. We see cash availability and acceptance as a crucial [...]
EPIF is delighted to share with you its position paper on the proposal establishing the digital euro. EPIF has been an active stakeholder in the various workstreams of the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB), including the Rulebook Development Group. We very much welcome the ECB’s work to involve the industry in this important exercise of [...]
EPIF is delighted to share its position paper on the recent proposals on payment services (PSD3/PSR). EPIF very much welcomes these proposals, in particular the ambitious approach taken by the European Commission to move towards a Single Rulebook. This is an important step to further deepen the EU’s Single Market for payments and reduce divergences [...]
EPIF is delighted to share with you its views and recommendations ahead of the expected proposal by the European Commission revising the PSD2. EPIF members have always been supportive of the PSD2's goals of being a maximum harmonisation Directive. With this in mind, our recommendations focus on the areas we believe warrant a closer and more urgent [...]
EPIF is delighted to share with you its position on the ongoing Digital Euro project. As an active stakeholder in the various workstreams of the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB), including the Rulebook Development Group, EPIF members are closely following the developments. At a high-level, EPIF would strongly discourage any rushed procedures in the Digital [...]
EPIF is delighted to share with you its position on the Settlement Finality Directive. Adopted in 1998, the SFD guarantees that transfer orders within the European Union which enter the intra-bank payment system of central banks or are used for clearing and settlement of securities are legally settled. Under the current settlement arrangements for SCT [...]
EPIF welcomes the proposal by the European Commission on instant credit transfers in euros. This proposal is an essential element of the EU’s Retail Payments Strategy and EPIF members have always supported the efforts by the European Commission to foster pan-European initiatives. As a member of the European Payments Council (EPC), EPIF has actively participated [...]
EPIF welcomes the proposal by the European Commission on instant credit transfers in euros. This proposal is an essential element of the EU’s Retail Payments Strategy and EPIF members have always supported the efforts by the European Commission to foster pan-European initiatives. New initiatives based on instant payments will increase competition in the Single Market [...]
EPIF is delighted to share its response to the European Commission targeted consultation on a open finance framework and data sharing in the financial sector. EPIF considers that primarily Open Finance has brought more payment solutions and more options available. Notwithstanding, often provisions are not phrased in a technology-agnostic manner and can be overly prescriptive, [...]