European Card Payment Association
Acronym: ECPA
General Information
Identification Code: 839751414764-22
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Entity Form: Association internationale sans but lucratif
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 10/24/2014
Last Update: 4/16/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: ECPA is a non-profit Association representing Members in discussions on EU regulation impacting the use and / or users of payment cards or similar payment instruments, including measures intended to promote the creation of a single European market for card payments (SEPA for Cards). ECPA Membership includes card schemes whose brand is currently used only within the European Economic Area (EEA) such as : Bancontact Payconiq Company (BE), Borica(BG), Groupement des Cartes Bancaires "CB" (FR), Nets - Dankort (DK), SIBS MB (PT), Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago (STMP) (ES) and Bank ID - BankAxept (NO). Other members are organisations which play key roles only within the European Economic Area (EEA) such as UK Finance, Betaalvereniging Nederland (Dutch Payments Association) and the Pan-Nordic Card Association. ECPA Business Associates include BKM/TROY (TU) and (currently suspended) NSPK/MIR (RU)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Banking and financial services
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Fraud prevention
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: EU-EEA legislation concerning payments and the payment eco-systems
EU-EEA legislation concerning security, standardisation and the fight against fraud related to cards, card transactions and similar payment instruments and the corresponding eco-systems.
Communication Activities: Annual international conference with the support of the World Bank on REGIONAL CARD SCHEMES & RETAIL FINANCIAL MARKET INFRASTRUCTURES ... 7th Edition held in Lisbon on 189-21 March 2024
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: rue d'Arlon, 82
Post Code: B-1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: rue d'Arlon, 82
Post Code: B-1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.75
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Bancontact Payconiq Company (BE) https://www.bancontactpayconiq.com
Borica (BG) https://www.borica.bg
Groupement des Cartes Bancaires "CB" (FR) https://www.cartes-bancaires.com
Nets - Dankort (DK) https://www.nets.eu
SIBS MB (PT) : https://www.sibs.com
Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago (STMP) (ES) : https://www.sistemapay.com
BANK ID - BankAxept (NO) : https://vipps.no
UK Finance : https://www.ukfinance.org.uk
Betaalvereniging Nederland (Dutch Payments Association) : https://www.betaalvereniging.nl
Pan-Nordic Card Association : https://www.pan-nordic.org
BKM/TROY (TU) : https://bkm.com.tr
(currently suspended) NSPK/MIR (RU) : https://nspk.com
Organisation Members: EPSM : https://www.epsm.eu
PCI : Security Standards Council https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org