European Payments Council

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

10,000€ - 24,999€

Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.25 Fte (1)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

0

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Payments Council   (EPC)

    EU Transparency Register

    459918923878-10 First registered on 14 Oct 2016

    Goals / Remit

    The European Payments Council ('EPC') is a non-for-profit organisation (ASBL) representing Payment Service Providers ('PSPs'), that supports and promote European payments integration and development within the Single Euro Payments Area ('SEPA')

    The mission of the EPC is to contribute to safe, reliable, efficient, economically balanced and sustainable, convenient payments, supporting an integrated European economy, its end-users’ needs, as well as its competitiveness and innovation goals.

    The EPC does so through:

    - the development and management of pan-European payment and payment related schemes (i.e., the SEPA schemes);
    - the formulation of positions and the contribution of views on relevant EU regulations and/or policies affecting EU payments;
    - an open dialogue with relevant EU stakeholders and regulators, ensuring that the EPC activities remain relevant and fit for purpose.

    Main EU files targeted

    The EPC's activities cover all possible legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives and measures in the area of payment services that could impact the EPC SEPA payment and payment-related schemes.

    The most recent EU regulatory initiatives being assessed/monitored by the EPC are the following:

    - Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending regulations (EU) No 260/2012 and (EU) 2021/1230 and Directives 98/26/EC and (EU) 2015/2366 as regards instant credit transfers in euro
    - Proposal for a Regulation on payment services in the internal market (PSR)
    - Proposal for a Directive on payment services and electronic money services in the internal market (PSD3)
    - Proposal for a Regulation on a framework for financial data access (FiDA)
    - Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the Digital Euro
    - Proposal for a Regulation on the provision of digital euro services by payment services providers incorporated in Member States whose currency is not the euro

    The EPC might also monitor/take into account initiatives that are related to the SEPA payment and payment-related schemes, but as such do not directly affect the SEPA schemes (e.g., the European Digital Identity Framework)

    Address

    Head Office
    Cours Saint-Michel 30
    1040 Brussels
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Cours Saint-Michel 30
    1040 Brussels
    BELGIUM

    Website

    http://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    1

    Employment timeLobbyists
    25%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    Spread over 3 individuals.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB)
    European Cards Stakeholders Group (ECSG)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    10,000€ - 24,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    10,000€ - 24,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Euro Cash Advisory Group#E00261#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=261 #Member #C#Finance

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    The EPC work on (e.g.) the EU regulatory initiatives abovementioned is aimed at:

    - ensuring that the SEPA schemes are kept fit for purpose and aligned in due time with new regulatory requirements, to the benefit of its scheme participants and the broader ecosystem, including end users;
    - contribute to the EU institutions, if and where relevant/applicable, its (technical) views of scheme manager of the the SEPA payment and payment-related schemes, e.g., highlighting the foreseeable impact that new initiatives and measures might have on the SEPA schemes and its scheme participants.

    The EPC contributes its views on relevant EU payment policies and regulations by e.g., submitting its input to relevant public consultations organised by the EU regulators, by inviting EU representatives to attend its events, or by proactively contribute to the EU authorities its industry-based views on the regulatory and policy initiatives impacting the SEPA schemes, their schemes participant PSPs and their end users.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    None declared

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