The European Payments Council (EPC) representing the European banking industry in relation to payments has published its Annual Activity Report 2010. The report contains a clear message: incentivised by market demand, self-regulation by banks provides the most efficient means to create innovative, effective, secure and stress-resistant payment systems.
The payment schemes and frameworks de... more information
After several false dawns it seems the prepaid card market is gradually building a critical mass in Europe. All of Europe’s major markets now support a range of innovative open and closed loop products addressing niches from Remittances to Youth. PSE Consulting’s (PSE) third review of European prepaid reveals a sector which has achieved substantial growth over the past two years, with ... more information
European payments industry forum the Euro Banking Association (EBA) in collaboration with Dutch financial consultancy company Innopay has published the E-invoicing 2010 - European market guide, an overview of market status, trends and issues in European e-invoicing.
We are now witnessing the second wave of mobile payments. Like the first, this second wave is characterised by the launch of a very large number of pilots, utilising a variety of channels and technologies. Despite the flurry, commercial success is rarely achieved. With high perceived demand and accessible technical realisation, many players around the globe pilot mobile payment solutions. In dev... more information
Can an SOA approach help to drive both efficiency and innovation? A new Datamonitor report sponsored by ACI and IBM discusses the following: Despite the global financial crisis, increasing compliance and customer requirements will continue to drive the need to transform wholesale payments. Delivering both efficiency and innovation will require the convergence of siloed payments operations ... more information
The 5th annual edition of the Online Payments report gives an overview of the latest market developments and trends in online payments, focusing specifically on the situation in Europe.
The report also includes chapters on the theory and background of online transactions.
The report is published by Innopay, a leading consultancy specialized in electronic payments and transactio... more information
Mobile payments 2008 – Market overview and analysis is a report that provides a comprehensive overview of all major mobile payment initiatives around the world and also analyses the mobile payment market, identifies which types of mobile payments may succeed and, most importantly, why. There has been a lot of recent activity in the Mobile Payments space, with many pilots and live applicat... more information
Having been a promise for over a decade, Innopay is actively involved in helping e-invoicing finally deliver on its promise. Innopay has been involved in the development of several standards for e-invoicing, not only for EBPP through online banking, but also for other channels such as email and Point-of-Sale (PoS). To aid the dialogue, Innopay has published this freely available European market de... more information