Continued financial integration is of key importance for Europe - 17 December 2008

On Dec 11th, Jean-Claude Trichet, reviewed the full range of projects currently under way in the area of financial integration. more »

ECB demands clarification on SEPA - 08 December 2008

The ECB has expressed frustration at the lack of clarity on many aspects of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and implores the banks, regulators, and the software industry to get on wi... more »

EC proposes extension of rules on cross-border euro payments to direct debits - 16 October 2008

The European Commission has put forward a proposal modifying the provisions and extending the scope of the 2001 Regulation on cross-border euro payments. more »

Commission and ECB support launch of pan-European SEPA Direct Debit - 04 September 2008

The European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) have encouraged the European Payments Council ('EPC') to move ahead with the launch of the SEPA Direct Debit scheme. more »

Realex Payments at the National Payments Conference - 07 August 2008

Realex Payments Founder and Managing Director Colm Lyon presented at the second National Payments Conference, which took place on April 18th 2008 in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
The conference... more »

European Payments Council clarify key aspects of the SEPA Cards Framework - 05 August 2008

The European payments council recently published a document aimed at clarifying key aspects of the SEPA Cards Framework. The SEPA Cards Framework sets out what has to happen in order for SEPA to be... more »

European payments takes its first steps towards harmonisation, but there’s still a long way to go… - 29 January 2008

After 6 years of planning, SEPA officially goes live on January 28th, 2008. more »

SEPA Statement from the European Commission and European Central Bank - 28 January 2008

Official European Commission and European Central Bank statement on the launch of SEPA more »

Single euro payments to boost e-commerce - 23 January 2008

The Single European Payments Area (SEPA) - an initiative by European banks to harmonise transactions within the EU - will officially launch next Monday, 28 January with a speech by, among others, C... more »

First SEPA Deadline on January 28th 2008 - 22 January 2008

Monday, January 28th marks the official launch of SEPA more »