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EBA and McKinsey issue joint white paper on future of banks in payments

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) and McKinsey & Company published a joint white paper on the future of banks in payments today at EBAday 2020.

25 November 2020

Finextra TV/payments

Gearing up for EBAday 2020 - A look behind the scenes

Daniel Szmukler, EBA Director, walks us through the thinking behind EBAday 2020 from behind the curtain of the show and lifts the lid on what can we expect from this year‘s diverse agenda bursting with a range of new and pressing topics for the European payments industry.

13 November 2020

News/payments

EBAday 2020: payments innovation on fire

Visa recently launched its Tap to Phone technology, enabling Android handsets to accept NFC payments via an app which will allow users to accept contactless payments within minutes of download. This is now live in parts of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, APAC and Latin America with the US to follow in 2021.

06 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

SIA enables Request to Pay for Banca Sella

SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in payment services and infrastructures controlled by CDP Equity, will enable banks, corporates, public administration bodies and fintechs for the new service “Request to Pay” (R2P) on EBA Clearing’s technology infrastructure, compliant with the European Payments Council (EPC) scheme.

02 November 2020

Finextra TV/payments

Ramp-up of instant payments & preparations for RTP roll-out in Europe

Hays Littlejohn, CEO, EBA Clearing gives his View From Sibos on how the ramp-up for instant payments is evolving across Europe and how RT1 can help PSPs to connect to TIPS. We also learn about the Request to Pay infrastructure service R2P going live in November this year and how we can expect this space to develop moving forward.

05 October 2020

News/payments

Real-time payments - seize the momentum at EBAday 2020

Mastercard and ACI Worldwide announced they were partnering to provide a range of global real-time payments solution, aiming to offer “best in class central infrastructure” to banks and other financial solutions.

02 October 2020

News/payments

EURO1/STEP1 ISO 20022 migration delayed to align with T2-T2S timetable

In a confidential letter sent to the participants of EURO1 large value payments and the STEP1 platform Wednesday, EBA Clearing announced delays to testing and live implementation dates.

01 October 2020

News/startups

EBAday to run virtual pitching session for EU startups

Finextra and the Euro Banking Association are inviting startups from across Europe to apply for one of 10 spaces available to network with banking executives attending EBAday 2020 on our dedicated digital platform.

28 August 2020

News/payments

EBAday 2020 goes digital

EBAday 2020 is to run in digital format this year, offering virtual panel discussions, chatrooms, fintech pitches and new interactive tools for networking across our pan-European community.

22 July 2020

News/payments

Capitalising on Eurosystem changes to bolster instant payments

The benefits of implementing a cohesive instant payments system are manifold and well documented. As evidenced by the incoming European Single Market Infrastructure Gateway (ESMIG) and the need to integrate interoperable systems across Europe, the ability to access infrastructure that facilitates instant payments is vital.

03 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

EBA Clearing demos pan-European request to pay infrastructure

EBA CLEARING today announced the timely start of the testing phase for its pan-European request to pay infrastructure (R2P) service, which is scheduled to go live in November 2020 in line with the launch of the SEPA Request to Pay Scheme by the European Payments Council (EPC).

02 July 2020

News/payments

Will SCA delays stall Request to Pay’s momentum?

Request to Pay (R2P) services originally scheduled to launch later this year have been expected to play a major part in transforming the UK and EU’s payments ecosystem.

14 May 2020