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Position Papers

CARD SCHEME FEE TRANSPARENCY

Recent policy attention has been drawn to card scheme fees, and additional (transparency) requirements on card scheme operations are being explored in the context the Payment Services Regulation (PSR). Throughout this paper, we would like to bring forward some considerations on the potential negative impacts such amendments to the PSR could bring, considering existing card payment fee-specific legislation, the evolution of the European payments market, as well as the EU’s priority on simplifying regulation.

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Innovating Payments: A Roundtable on PSR, PSD, and the Digital Euro

On December 3, Payments Europe convened policymakers, industry leaders, and subject matter experts for a high-level roundtable on the Payment Services Regulation and Directive (PSR/PSD) and the Digital Euro. The event took place at a key moment in the EU’s political cycle: at the crossroads of the Hungarian and Polish Presidencies of the Council and with the new European Commission in office. With over 30 experts around the table, we are especially grateful for the valuable contributions from representatives of the incoming Polish Presidency, alongside the French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish and Cypriot permanent representations to the EU. Recurring discussion topics were fraud prevention, open banking, ensuring the highest level of data protection, and fair competition.

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