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The European Payments Council (EPC) is the decision making and coordination body of the European banking industry in relation to payments. EPC was established in June 2002 and adopted its current governance structure in mid 2004. Its purpose is to support and promote the creation of a Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA); a single harmonised, open and interoperable European “domestic” payments market achieved through industry self-regulation. EPC defines common positions for core payment services within a competitive market place, provides strategic guidance for standardisation, formulates best practices and supports and monitors implementation of decisions taken. This is done in such a way that banks can maintain self-regulation and meet regulators and stakeholders expectations as efficiently as possible. EPC now consists of 67 Members, composed of banks and banking associations. Over 300 professionals are directly engaged in the work programme of the EPC from 27 countries and representing all sizes and sectors of credit institutions within the European market.

Address: Avenue de Tervueren 12 (Second floor),B-1040 Brussels,Belgium
Telephone: 0032 2 733 35 33
Fax: 0032 2 736 49 88
Website: http://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.org/