European Central Bank (ECB)

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Period: 16 Feb 2007 - 20 Nov 2025

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ECB calls for chip-only cards

ECB calls for chip-only cards

To cut fraud, cards issued in the single euro payments area (Sepa) should only use chips, not mag-stripes, says the European Central Bank (ECB).

European Central Bank warns of Sepa failure in the absence of binding legislation

European Central Bank warns of Sepa failure in the absence of binding legislation

The European Central Bank has called on Brussels to impose concrete end-dates for the imposition of new payments instruments under the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) project.

ECB's Tumpel-Gugerell sets out Sepa resolutions

ECB's Tumpel-Gugerell sets out Sepa resolutions

The European Central Bank's Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell has set out a list of New Year Resolutions for the EU payments industry, including the imposition of a Sepa migration end-date and the creation of a third card payment scheme to compete with Visa and MasterCard.

ECB settles on T2S pricing

ECB settles on T2S pricing

The European Central Bank has settled on a delivery-versus-payment price of 15 cents per instruction for the Target 2 Securities system.

T2S winning wider industry acceptance

T2S winning wider industry acceptance

The European Central Bank's (ECB) plan to create a single settlement process for all European securities, Target 2 Securities (T2S), appears to have gained more industry acceptance at last, although significant issues still remain about the eventual cost of the service and its governance.

ECB issues price plan and revised timetable for T2S

ECB issues price plan and revised timetable for T2S

The European Central Bank has published its latest pricing proposal for the Target 2 Securities initiative, which sets a tariff for a delivery versus payment (DvP) instruction at 15 cents.

ECB calls for mandatory Sepa migration deadline

ECB calls for mandatory Sepa migration deadline

The European Central Bank (ECB) says self-regulation on Sepa has not achieved the expected results and is calling on legislators to now set a mandatory migration timeline.

Web search data and computer-based finance focus for EC-backed systemic risk study

Web search data and computer-based finance focus for EC-backed systemic risk study

In the wake of the global economic crisis, the European Commission is funding new research into systemic financial market risks, exploring how complex, highly inter-connected digital information and transaction systems leave institutions exposed.

T2S costs creep up, but business case remains 'robust' says ECB

T2S costs creep up, but business case remains 'robust' says ECB

The European Central Bank has released preliminary figures outlining the fees that will be charged to market participants for using the forthcoming cross-border Target 2 Securities settlement system.

Sepa migration deadlines: dates floated but no decision

Sepa migration deadlines: dates floated but no decision

With Sepa-compliant transaction volumes still weak, Harcus Cooper of Barclays is forecasting the introduction of phased end-dates for mandatory conversion to the new EU-wide payment instruments, with credit transfers expected to get the nod in 2013 and direct debits by 2015.

Sepa Council established to kickstart EU payments convergence

Sepa Council established to kickstart EU payments convergence

The European Commission and European Central bank have hosted the first meeting of the Sepa Council, a new body created to guide the future development of the Single Euro Payments Area project.

ECB confirms delay to T2S

ECB confirms delay to T2S

The European Central Bank confirms that it has ripped up its original timetable for the introduction of a pan-European securities settlement system as it seeks to streamline its working procedures and gain a new consensus around the controversial project.

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