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Croatia joins the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement system

News | Payments General | 28 Jun 2023

The Croatian market has joined the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system following a successful migration to the platform.

Target Instant Payment Settlement, instant payments, banks, payments

Setting the trends for the payments industry – notes from MPE 2023

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 24 Apr 2023

MPE 2023 highlighted sustainability, payment orchestration, and embedded finance as key trends in the payments industry, with collaboration remaining crucial to creating a sustainable and innovative payments industry. 

payments , sustainability , ESG, payments orchestration, embedded payments, partnership, CBDC, stablecoin, merchants, PSP

Eurosystem's T2 wholesale payment system goes live

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 21 Mar 2023

The European Central Bank has announced the launch of the new real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system and central liquidity management.

real-time payments, Target Instant Payment Settlement, instant payments, settlement

Central banks vs. private-sector payment systems - a fair battle?

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 13 Feb 2023

Eric Grover, Principal at Intrepid Ventures, analyses the unbalanced competition between central banks and private-sector payment systems across the globe, revealing what are each’s strengths.

central bank, payments system, cross-border payments, fintech

ECB paper explores solutions for cross border payment challenges

News | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Aug 2022

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a paper exploring the current inefficiencies of cross border payments, suggesting possible soutions through crypto, blockchain, or interlinked national payment rails.

digital euro, Bitcoin, CBDC, instant payments, instant settlement

Towards a new chapter in the use of electronic payments in Portugal

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 27 Jul 2022

Andréa Toucinho, expert in payments and financial services, discusses the latest tendencies in electronic payments in Portugal, as the country continues to be on an upward trend regarding its digitalisation process.

mobile payments, online payments, contactless payments, central bank, online banking, COVID-19, digital wallet, digital payments, digitalisation, e-wallet

Reimagining retail: how Open Banking enables embedded banking for brands

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 21 Jul 2022

Tom Bentley, Chief Commercial Officer at Vodeno, shares an in-depth analysis of the Open Banking impact on the retail industry, showcasing the importance of embedded finance for brands that strive for success.


Open Banking, embedded finance, retail, retail banking

Navigating Terra Nova: The role of commercial banks in a future CBDC ecosystem

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 19 Apr 2022

What could the issuance of retail CBDCs mean for the role of commercial banks? The Euro Banking Association explores where commercial banks could offer compelling value propositions in a future CBDC ecosystem

banks, CBDC, retail, payments , mobile payments, fintech, financial institutions, central bank, digital euro, online payments

Southern Europe at the crossroads of innovative payments

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 23 Nov 2021

How does payment innovation look in Spain, Italy and Portugal? Andréa Toucinho of Partelya Consulting shares her view on how EPI, CBDCs, and instant payments will  take root in these countries 

EPI, CBDC, instant payments, payment methods

Norges Bank to enter the Eurosystem's TIPS service

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 05 Nov 2021

Norway-based Norges Bank has manifested intentions to enter formal discussions with the ECB on participation in the Eurosystem’s TIPS service.

central bank, instant payments, payments infrastructure, real-time payments

European Payments Initiative: the path to success

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 08 Sep 2021

Paul Thomalla from Finastra explains how the European Payments Initiative will transform Europe’s payments landscape and what developments will be needed to make it a success 

Finastra, EPI, instant payments, EBA clearing, real-time payments, TARGET Instant Payment Settlement

Volante Technologies, SIA to boost instant payments in Europe

News | Payments General | 15 Jun 2021

Cloud payments and financial messaging company Volante Technologies and fintech SIA have partnered to enable banks, FIs, and PSPs to access instant payments in Europe.

partnership, instant payments, TARGET Instant Payment Settlement, SEPA, PaaS

ECB launches feasibility study into instant cross-border payments in Sweden

News | Online Payments | 12 Oct 2020

European Central Bank (ECB), in collaboration with Sveriges Riksbank, has announced it is launching an investigation into how the platform could support low-cost instant cross-currency transactions.

ECB, European Central Bank, tips, Target Instant Payment Settlement, instant payments, Sweden, Europe, digital payments, real-time low cost payments, merchant payments, ecommerce, consumer goods payments

The pan-European payment system initiative to be launched very soon

News | Online Payments | 01 Jul 2020

Twenty big European banks are getting ready to create a payment standard called the Pan-European Payment System Initiative (PEPSI), reports Electronic Payments International.

Pan-European Payment System Initiative, PEPSI, payments , banks, European Central Bank, ECB, European Commission

Europe can reform the payments industry by unlocking the full potential of Open Banking and Instant Payments

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 12 Dec 2019

Michael Steinbach, CEO equensWorldline: To make the most of the combination of Open Banking and Instant Payments, we need to make Instant Payments the new normal

Michael Steinbach, CEO equensWorldline, instant payments, Open Banking, Europe, standardisation, interoperability, ecommerce

The Eurosystem welcomes the pan-European initiative for retail payments

News | Online Payments | 28 Nov 2019

Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Joint Conference of the ECB and the National Bank of Belgium on “Crossing the chasm to the retail payments of tomorrow

Eurosystem, European Central Bank, PEPSI, The Pan European Payment System Initiative, payments , banks, retail payments, Europe, Global Payments, innovation, banking

Global payments transformation means industry collaboration and co-creation

Interviews | Interviews | 08 Oct 2019

Wim Raymaekers, SWIFT: The ongoing work and collaboration with banks, corporates, solution providers, and vendors is key to progress and global payments transformation

Wim Raymaekers, SWIFT, SIBOS, interview, payments , collaboration, fintech, SWIFT gpi, Open Banking, innovation, API, banks, corporates, cross-border payments, instant payments, customer experience, FX

Harmonising the instant payments landscape

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 19 Sep 2019

With SWIFT gpi making strides in the correspondent banking sphere, we must consider how the service can be built upon, says Cédric Derras, UniCredit

Cédric Derras, UniCredit, expert opinion, instant payments, correspondent banking, SWIFT gpi, cross-border payments

France, Germany against Facebook's Libra, in favour of public cryptocurrency

News | Cryptocurrencies | 16 Sep 2019

France and Germany have expressed their disapproval of Facebook’s Libra currency, as it poses risks to the financial sector, and have backed the development of an alternative public cryptocurrency.

France, Germany, Facebook Libra, cryptocurrency, virtual currencies, finance ministers, European Central Bank

SIA and Colt join Swift as ESMIG connectivity providers

News | Payments General | 18 Jun 2019

The Italian payments company, SIA, in partnership with Colt Technology Services, has become an accredited provider for the European Single Market Infrastructure Gateway (ESMIG).

SIA, Colt, SWIFT, ESMIG, payments , instant payments