As 2017 draws to a close, time has come to reflect on the achievements of this past year in the payment industry. It has been a busy and fruitful year, as our summary of the latest Euro Retail Payments Board shows. And obviously, 2017 saw the first SEPA Instant Credit Transfer transactions. The first feedback we received from the payment service providers (PSPs) registered in the new scheme and clearing and settlement mechanisms (CSMs) supporting them are highly positive. We are confident that an increasing number of participating PSPs will give further momentum to SCT Inst in 2018. Another major topic for the coming year will be the building of an interoperable pan-European solution for person-to-person mobile payments. Keep an eye out for the launch by the Mobile Proxy Forum of a Request for Proposal to provide a Standardised Proxy Lookup service, which will be published on the EPC website in the coming days.
We wish you a merry Christmas and a marvellous year 2018! |