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SEPA for cards : It’s time to put it in the back of the net!

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06.10.2010

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05.01.2011

SEPA has already put two successful players on the field: SEPA credit transfer and SEPA direct debit, but further training will definitely be needed to get SEPA for Cards “match fit”. A good start would be an additional European card scheme, which would increase the competition in the overall “SEPA championship”. Fair play is at risk, however, if the rules of the game are not fully clear.

SEPA for cards : It’s time to put it in the back of the net!

Thomas Lammer

Market Infrastructure Expert, Market Integration Division European Central Bank

Wiebe Ruttenberg

Head of Market Integration Division European Central Bank

2010 is slowly but surely coming to an end and, as in every year, the media will soon be producing reviews of the year’s events. In sports, the World Cup football championship will no doubt predominate. Despite the early elimination of one or two of the favourite nations, as was the painful experience of France, Europe still dominates world football. It seems that Europe has made some good decisions in the past as regards football. When it comes to payments, Europe has made a lot of the right decisions in this field too, and is therefore likely to become a very successful region in the context ...