309 results about this entity
Period: 16 Feb 2007 - 19 Apr 2024
News
Target2, the EU-wide real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system for large value payments, has been successfully launched, says the European Central Bank (ECB).
20 November 2007
An internal "spat" at the European Commission (EC) is causing further delays to a ruling on interchange fees charged by card operator MasterCard and raising fears that the on-going uncertainty could hinder the launch of the single euro payments area (Sepa) in January.
16 November 2007
The push to create a Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) by 2012 will fail unless regulators provide incentives to public administrations and corporations to adopt the new payments instruments, according to research from CapGemini, ABN Amro and The European Financial Management & Marketing Association (Efma).
13 September 2007
A European Central Bank (ECB) study into the economic impact of the single euro payments area (Sepa) finds that banks will incur the most costs in the period where national and Sepa payment infrastructures coexist. It recommends keeping this period as short as possible to help banks more quickly achieve economies of scale as payments revenues begin to drop due to competitive pressures.
23 August 2007
The European Central Bank is proposing to establish a new cross-border legal framework to oversee all card payment schemes operating in the euro zone.
03 May 2007
The European Central Bank (ECB) is pushing ahead with the next phase of its controversial project to establish an integrated securities settlement system in the euro zone, despite on-going criticism and scepticism about the scheme from market participants.
08 March 2007
The European Central Bank's plans to establish an integrated securities settlement system in the euro zone will be examined by the region's competition watchdog.
01 March 2007
Europe's banks have come out in support of the European Central Bank's (ECB) controversial plans to implement an integrated securities settlement system in the euro zone, but only if they have more control over the project.
26 February 2007
The European Central Bank's (ECB) plans to implement an integrated securities settlement system in the euro zone is set to face further delays as EU finance ministers call on it to build a business case for the initiative.
16 February 2007
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