NEWS
EDPIA CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO ECB’S EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER, MR. CIPOLLONE
Brussels, 7 November 2023 – Today, Piero Crivellaro, on behalf of the European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA), has conveyed a congratulatory letter to the newly appointed member of the European Central Banks’s Executive Board, Mr. Piero Cipollone.
EDPIA WELCOMES THE ECB’S DECISION TO BEGIN THE PREPARATION PHASE OF THE DIGITAL EURO PROJECT
The European Digital Payments Alliance (EDPIA) welcomes the decision taken by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) to proceed with the next phase of work on the digital euro project.
EDPIA HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON BUILDING COMPETITIVE, RESILIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE PAYMENTS IN EUROPE
On Tuesday 10 October, the European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA), representing independent Payment Services Providers (PSPs) headquartered in Europe, held a high-level discussion with key industry stakeholders on the future of digital payments and furthering competitive, resilient and sustainable payments in Europe.
EDPIA VIEWS ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON THE DIGITAL EURO
EDPIA believes that a well-designed digital euro has the potential to be an enabler of innovation in the retail payments space. The success of this project will depend on the underlying design features of the digital euro, with the primary focus or complementing the market without deeply distorting it.
EDPIA VIEWS ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSALS ON THE REVISED PAYMENT SERVICES DIRECTIVE (PSD3/R) AND OPEN FINANCE
The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA) welcomes the European Commission’s June 2023 proposals to revise the Payment Services Directive (PSD3/R) and create an Open Finance framework (FiDA).
These proposals hold the promise to create a far more harmonised market in the payment sector, as well as to make Europe a leader in retail financial services beyond payments.
EDPIA VIEWS ON HOW THE DMA CAN BOOST COMPETITION IN THE PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM
The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA) welcomes the recent designation of gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and takes note of the benefits the DMA can bring to the digital payments landscape.