22.12.08
The Malta Independent Online
Banks rolling out CHIP and PIN payment cards
Banks are issuing CHIP and PIN cards, which will gradually replace all old-style magnetic stripe cards in circulation. This major move is being driven by the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) project, which calls on EU banks to migrate all cards issued by them to CHIP and PIN technology..
20.12.08
Mindbranch
The Global Credit Crisis as a Catalyst for SEPA: Industry Research Report
The credit crisis has undoubtedly changed the banking landscape forever; it has also called into doubt the vision of a Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).
18.12.08
Bfinance
Die Einführung der ISO-Norm 20022 bei den Unternehmen am Beispiel von Nokia und Villeroy & Boch
Die internationale XML-Norm ISO 20022 ist bis heute wenig verbreitet, auch wenn die Zukunftsaussichten dieses Formats aufgrund der Unterstützung des Europäischen Zahlungsverkehrsausschusses (EPC) vor dem Hintergrund der Migration zu SEPA-Zahlungsinstrumenten gut...
18.12.08
Bfinance
Deutsche und französische Banken einigen sich auf gemeinsame Nutzung des EBICS-Protokolls
Die französische Bankengemeinschaft hat sich schließlich für einen Kommunikationsstandard zwischen Banken und Unternehmen entschieden, der das nationale Protokoll Etebac ersetzen...
18.12.08
PR News Now
Cross Border Payments U.S. Banks Imperiled by Lagging Deployment of Real Time Gross Settlement Systems
In 2006, $2.5 trillion dollars in foreign exchange, cross border payments were settled each day. While cross-border payments will continue to grow in both dollar volumes and number of transactions, their foreseeable growth rate, tracking overall global economic trends, will dramatically...
17.12.08
Banking Technology
SEPA Credit Transfers cleared through Target2
EBA Clearing says that its Step2 SEPA Credit Transfer Service successfully completed its first settlement cycles on 8 December using the Target2 platform through a new Multilateral Netting Module application developed by...
16.12.08
eFinancialCareers
Yes, transaction services are hot
Forget M&A, capital markets, or proprietary trading. The new, new thing in 2009 may well be the innately unglamorous area of transaction services. Banks’ transaction services or cash management teams help corporate customers manage their cashflow and liquidity...
15.12.08
RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (fka Dain Rausche)
ESBG: ESBG Board approves Resolution on SEPA ( )
Dec 15, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Meeting in Pragueon 12 December in preparation to the Czech Presidency of the European Union, the ESBG Board of Directors approved a Resolution on the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).
12.12.08
Finance Week
SEPA and developing a new model for the EU payments market
Mark Dunleavy looks at how EU rules under SEPA are pushing banks to improve payment services to companies. While compliance issues may have been tackled, solid solutions still need to be developed and there remain...
12.12.08
The Green Sheet
Mercator reports on cross border payments
Boston, Dec. 12, 2008 -- In 2006, $2.5 trillion dollars in foreign exchange, cross border payments were settled each day. While cross-border payments will continue to grow in both dollar volumes and number of transactions, their foreseeable growth rate, tracking overall global economic trends,..