We are glad to announce that already 2,310 payment service providers (PSPs) have as of April 2021 joined the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme, i.e. over 58% of European PSPs! Also, the estimated share of SCT Inst volumes in total SEPA Credit Transfer volumes increased to 8,6% in Q1 2021 and we published a new graph showing this evolution on our homepage. Find out more below about the newest updates related to the SCT Inst scheme and the newly published request for proposal to find a service provider to establish and maintain the EPC Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP) instance.
And this is not all: we have participated in a public consultation related to the European Commission’s initiative that will assess the need to foster pan-European market initiatives based on instant payments. Our response to the Commission’s instant payments inception impact assessment can be found here.
It is also worth noting that since 1 April 2021 the EPC counts one new member: the European Third Party Providers Association (ETTPA). Additionally, BFF Bank S.p.A. will be replacing the current member DEPObank (effective 1 May 2021). The EPC now represents 77 payment service providers or their associations from across SEPA.
We trust you will enjoy reading the latest publications from the EPC. |
