Payments

On 21 October 2024, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the launch of two initiatives designed to help improve cross-border payments within the EU and beyond.

The initiatives build on the Eurosystem’s TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) service, and relate to:

  • Implementation of a cross-currency settlement service

On 1 August 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) issued a joint report which assesses the latest payment data reported to these authorities under Article 96(6) of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).

The joint report:

  • Covers semi-annual data reported for the three

On 31 July 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a public consultation on draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) for uniform reporting templates in relation to the level of charges for credit transfers and share of rejected transactions under the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Regulation.

On 19 March