When the European Union began developing the Single Euro Payments Area more than a decade ago, it didn't include a vision for real-time payments and the potential for a third European payments scheme.

It's easy to forget, but before SEPA, making cross-border payments in Europe was characterised by high fees, long delays, and confusing processes. Today, things couldn't be more different. Thanks to ...

Cashila, the European bitcoin/fiat payment processor adds a new feature for its customers enabling them to top up their account with Sofort Banking option. Cashila, the European bitcoin/fiat payment ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with more than 10 years working with financial planning, ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citi has announced the launch of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments in Europe, further increasing the bank’s global Instant Payments offering. The launch will ...

Leading financial technology provider payabl. has today announced that it has become one of the first licensed members of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and a direct participant in Wero, EPI’s ...

TrustPay, a European provider of acquiring services and online payments solutions, has reportedly introduced Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) instant payments – Euro transactions processed within a ...

The SEPA migration deadline may have passed, but most companies have yet to gain the full benefits offered by the Single Euro Payments Area initiative. Now would be a good time for treasurers to ask ...

With SEPA migration projects mostly completed, it is time for treasurers to start thinking about the next steps in regulatory compliance and process automation. For European corporations, 2014 was the ...

Getting payment cards operating under a Single Euro Payments Area framework is the next big hurdle facing those seeking a common system in Europe. Banks and businesses faced a Feb. 1, 2014 deadline to ...