If you have trouble reading this e-mail or wish to go directly to the web version, click here. January 2019
2019 starts very well for the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme: already 50% of European PSPs have joined the scheme. Rather impressive for a scheme launched a bit more than a year ago. We trust you will enjoy reading the latest publications from the EPC!
Insight January 28, 2019 API Evaluation Group: achievements, challenges and looking ahead

Check out our new interview with API Evaluation Group co-chairs James Whittle and Oscar Berglund.


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Oscar Berglund
James Whittle
Insight January 10, 2019 Italy: an evolving payment landscape

Learn about payment habits in Italy in this interview on the EPC website, which includes an infographic.


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Rita Camporeale

Head of Payments Systems, Italian Banking Association

News January 30, 2019 Call for experts for Multi-Stakeholder Group on Request-To-Pay

Multi-Stakeholder Group on Request-To-Pay calling for experts. Find out more on our website:


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News January 18, 2019 Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management

We have published a new version of the Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management in order to provide guidance to the European payment industry, more precisely to the security officers, risk managers, system engineers and systems designers. Although its content does not assume expertise in cryptology, it contains some sections which require a basic mathematical background. Find out more on our website:


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News January 16, 2019 Around the web – A compilation of some interesting reports about payments

Want to stay informed about hot payment topics? During the last quarter of 2018, we gathered a list of interesting and free reports:


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Technical documents Request-To-Pay Multi-Stakeholder Group (RTP MSG): Terms of reference January 30, 2019 Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management January 18, 2019 Application Programming Interface Evaluation Group (API EG): Summary of the 21st, 22th, 23rd,24th meetings January 29, 2019 SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL): Scheme Adherence Pack January 8, 2019 Scheme Participation Fees - Policy and Invoicing Guidelines January 3, 2019

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Infographic January 10, 2019
 The Italian payment landscape



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