Single European Payments Area - SEPA for Corporates

Important: SEPA TARGET Closing Days 2022 and 2023 1

May

7

2022

Errrmmmm, you may be wondering – where the heck have i been? It has been almost 2 years since my last post and WOW, what a 2 years! To be honest, there is too much to share and perhaps i will dive into that another time – if you’re interested. But know that I am ...

Important: SEPA TARGET Closing Days 2019 and 2020 2

Jan

4

2019

It is critical that you’re aware of the TARGET closing days (TARGET public holidays) since your SEPA payments will not be processed on these dates. You must avoid submitting SEPA payments for execution date or value date equal to a SEPA holiday / TARGET closing day. Any payments will have to be made in advance ...

Key Facts & Figures from the EBF Banking In Europe 2017 Overview

Sep

20

2018

Last week the European Banking Federation (EBF) published the 2017 Banking In Europe facts and figures. The facts and figures are nicely summarised in a infographic that i have shared below, but its worth taking note of some of the key themes… Banking in Europe – Key Themes: The number of EU-28 credit institutions has been ...

The Most Boring Article About EBICS You’ll Ever Read 3

Mar

16

2017

I must admit, i haven’t worked with EBICS at all and in recent days have been on a mission to find out as much as possible about the EBICS connectivity method. In this post i share some of the things i learnt about EBICS. 1. What is EBICS? EBICS is the Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard, ...

What the EBA Chairman said about PSD2 in the UK 1

Mar

7

2017

As i gathered the top payments news stories in February 2017, i came across a speech the EBA (European Banking Authority) Chair – Andrea Enria – gave at the Westminster Forum on PSD2 in the UK. It was an interesting speech which clearly outlines the importance of PSD2 (Payments Services Directive) for the whole of ...

What is the EU in 3 Simple Infographics

Jun

24

2016

So, what just happened? The UK has made up its mind and decided to Leave the EU – with 51.9% of the vote, 48.1% of the public wanting to Remain The British Prime Minister has said that he will leave Downing Street by October, 2016 The UK is being pulled in a few different directions: ...

SEPA TARGET Closing Days 2017 and 2018

Feb

17

2016

I received an email today asking for the SEPA TARGET closing dates for 2017. I’m guessing other people will also be interested in the SEPA TARGET holiday dates so will share the information in this post. Check out the post SEPA Holidays 2015 / 2016 – YOU Need to Know These Dates! for the holiday ...

Payments in Europe, the SEPA IBAN Only Rule and 2016 1

Dec

17

2015

There has been quite a lot of discussion recently about the SEPA IBAN Only rule, and with it some confusion too. So in this post i thought i would try and take the complexity (for corporates) out of the IBAN only rule by providing a simple question and answer guide….. 1. What is the SEPA ...

November 2015 SEPA Rulebook Is LIVE..!

Nov

24

2015

Some of you may be aware that yesterday (22nd November, 2015) saw the introduction of new SEPA Rulebook for both the SEPA Credit Transfer and for the SEPA Direct Debit scheme. The new SEPA Rulebook changes have caused some people to panic, and others to go into denial. I’m exaggerating of course! But the new SEPA ...

5 Things You Need To Know About PSD2 – Payment Services Directive 75

Oct

13

2015

Speculation over the much anticipated PSD2 – revised Payment Services Directive – has been gathering for quite a while now. Last week the European Parliament adopted the revised Directive on Payment Services (or PSD2), and with it the PSD2 reality got a little bit closer. PSD2 has been attracting quite a lot of attention, and ...