Fine-tuning the payments services directive
by Kylene Casanova
The EPC clarifies its position on two key aspects of PSD2: the ‘no–questions-asked’ refund right for direct debits and customer authentication.
Payments - Receipts
Background
Collecting bills efficiently, on-time and with a minimum of bad debts is essential in any business. Bill collection, unlike collecting payments at the point of sale, involves granting the buyer credit…
Read moreING and Equens launch first digital direct debit mandate
by Kylene Casanova
New efficient alternative to existing mandate services
EPC invites comment on SEPA payment instruments
by Kylene Casanova
The EPC has called for suggestions as part of its review process to the existing SEPA rulebooks.
Good news for corporate treasury as EBA announces payments action?
by Kylene Casanova
The EBA has announced it will be taking action to harmonise payments regulation and banking supervision across the EU
UK: cash overtaken by ‘non-cash’ payments in 2014 for first time
by Kylene Casanova
Although cash is still king for consumers, forecast is that even this will drop below 50% next year. By 2024 UK Payment Council expect total cash transactions to be half of non-cash
What’s the future shape of payments in Europe?
by Kylene Casanova
A poll on the EPC website is asking people to vote on what will trigger the next of innovation in the European payments market.
EPC clarifies use of electronic mandate signatures
by Kylene Casanova
How should creditors and debtors use electronic mandate solutions under the SEPA Direct Debit Schemes?
EPC on the future of Sepa and other payments news
by Kylene Casanova
The European Payment Council's (EPC) quarterly newsletter (issue 26) addresses the trends that the EPC expects will shape the future of payments in Europe and around the world.
Global Adoption of Real-Time Retail Payments Systems ramping up
by Kylene Casanova
RT-RPS are live in 18 countries, 12 countries are ‘exploring / planning / building’, and an additional block of 17 countries that are ‘exploring’ through a pan-Eurozone initiative. How can you exploit real-time?
ACT launch new starter certificate – “the first step to treasury success”
by Kylene Casanova
Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals (CertTF) could be your first step in building your knowledge and expertise in treasury and corporate finance
Top Image Systems and Hanse Orga combine to provide Accounts Receivable Solutions
by Kylene Casanova
New solution which offers significant time and cost savings in remittance processing achieves rapid success world-wide
E-invoicing is growing globally but still pitiful volumes
by Kylene Casanova
Billentis report shows what to expect around the world as e-invoicing is being increasingly combined with other services
Straight-through reconciliation of remittances with SunGard’s GETPAID
by Kylene Casanova
Solving one of the key challenges in credit and collection risk management
Tipalti global payment platform adds European VAT, tax number & ID document support
by Kylene Casanova
Tipalti customers can now request VAT ID numbers from their payees during setup process, and can control the payment process so that only payees that submitted VAT tax information get paid
The Fed publishes “Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System”
by Kylene Casanova
A revolution is coming as the Federal Reserve white paper detailing several options to transform and improvethe speed, security, efficiency, international and collaboration of the payments system in t
Late payments by large companies are a cancer, costing jobs & inhibiting recovery
by Jack Large
Borrowing from your suppliers is not the way to look after supply chain. Here is how to have a healthy and happy supply chain
EPC publish SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) Core and SDD B2B Rulebooks, effective Nov 16
by Kylene Casanova
SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) Core Rulebook Version 9.0 and SDD Business to Business Rulebook Version 7.0 published early to give banks, PSPs, and corporates time to be ready for November 2016 when they wil
UK is land of ACH payments, and Faster Payments with fewer and fewer cheques
by Kylene Casanova
For B2B payments and collections in UK stop using cheques: use ACH credits and direct debits, and Faster Payments
European banks adopt transaction routing platform for future proof e-commerce
by Kylene Casanova
Equens contracted by several banks to provide e-mandate and digital-ID processing, etc platform
SWIFT now offering real-time retail domestic payments. Global revolution begins
by Kylene Casanova
New project win to build an innovative solution for domestic payments in Australia is the first major milestone for the cooperative
EPC publishes updated versions of SEPA Credit Transfer & Direct Debit rulebooks
by Kylene Casanova
Will take effect in 22 November 2015. Download copy of SCT and SDD rulebooks here
HSBC rolls out Paym for business customers in UK
by Kylene Casanova
HSBC business customers can now take payments from consumers and small businesses using just a mobile phone number
MyBank SEPA Direct Debit Core Mandates solution goes live across Eurozone
by Kylene Casanova
Consumers and corporates can now agree online and in real time that their account can be debited
How Bitcoin is being used today for real commerce and how it could grow
by Kylene Casanova
Coinaa show how to use Bitcoin for international payments today. Plus how the new point of sale terminals opens door to a steady-to-exponential growth in the use of Bitcoin