Taking place in Frankfurt on Tuesday 6 June 2006, EBAday (www.ebaday.com) will provide critical insight to the key business, regulatory and technological challenges facing European payments professionals as they prepare for the introduction of the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa).

Conference sessions begin at 09.00 with opening remarks from Hansjorg Nymphius, EBA chairman and keynote addresses from Werner Steinmuller, head of global transaction banking, Deutsche Bank, and Mark Garvin, chief administration officer, JP Morgan Chase Bank. The day continues with a series of parallel streams addressing key issues in the euro payments space and concludes with a panel session focusing on the future of the European processing landscape.

EBAday will also feature an exhibition of 20 specialist technology vendors, correspondent banks, ACHs, and consultancies covering the complete spectrum of payment processing services.

The launch of the event comes as the European banking industry prepares to meet new technology challenges to its payments franchise and invest in new infrastructures to meet regulatory demands for cross-border payments harmonisation.

Paul Penrose, Finextra head of research, says: "EBAday 2006 will provide an important new forum for banks to share ideas and experiences and explore the latest technological solutions from leading industry suppliers."

To view the full conference agenda and register for the event, go to www.ebaday.com.

The Euro Banking Association plays a major role in the financial industry as a developer of European payment infrastructures. The initiation and development of cost-effective and efficient euro clearing systems are core activities of the association and have led to the creation of Europe's leading private large-value clearing system EURO1, the low-value payment system STEP1 and the first PE-ACH (pan-European automated clearing house) STEP2.