Past Events

27Sep
2024

The Future of Retail Payments in the EU

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Task Forces
Friday, 27 September, 2024 - 10:00 to Monday, 31 March, 2025 - 13:00

EU payment markets have dramatically evolved in the last few decades. Having initially only relied on cash, payments have seen the introduction of credit and debit cards, and over the last decade numerous digital and mobile payment options. Supported by the digital transformation, in combination with regulatory and technology developments, banks, third-party providers and technical service providers have developed new ways to make in-store payments, online and P2P. These evolutions have also required legislative initiatives, to limit fraudulent activities and ensure consumer protection.

24Sep
2024

How can we make payments safer for consumers?

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Other events
Tuesday, 24 September, 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

Ensuring consumer protection has always been one of the focus of EU payments policies. Recent initiatives, such as PSD2, PSD3, PSR and the Instant Payments Regulation have tried to guarantee security in payments by setting rules on issues such as liability, refunds, surcharges and information disclosures. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has in that regard proved to be a particularly effective measure.

17Sep
2024

New Commission, new priorities: taking financial policy forward under von der Leyen II

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Seminars
Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 - 11:30 to 13:00
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

Financial markets have experienced heavy regulatory activity over the last 15 years – from crisis response and the founding of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), through to banking union, the creation of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the launch of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), and more recently to the beginnings of the sustainable and digital finance agendas. This intense rule-making rollercoaster raises the question – what next?

04Jul
2024

AI in credit markets: game changer or game breaker?

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Seminars
Thursday, 4 July, 2024 - 10:00 to 11:30
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

As in many other industries, AI has great potential to enhance the efficiency of credit markets. It is increasingly used to provide tailored support to customers through robo-advice, develop innovative products, and to monitor and reduce fraud. AI is also likely to transform credit scoring processes, a key element of the assessment of consumers’ creditworthiness.

19Mar
2024

Can instant payments get everyone on-board?

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Seminars
Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 - 16:00 to 17:30
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

On 7 February, 2024, the European Parliament endorsed the new instant payments proposal with an overwhelming majority. The regulation requires Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to offer their customers the possibility of making payments from one account to another within ten seconds – a significant acceleration of the process. The instant payment must be offered to the customer at the same price as a ‘traditional’ bank transfer.

05Dec
2023

Financial data access: how does it really impact credit markets?

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Seminars
Tuesday, 5 December, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:15
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

Data sharing has become a core component of well-functioning credit markets. For the market to remain healthy and effective under this evolution, the secure sharing of data is a prerequisite as more comprehensive and accurate data leads to better creditworthiness assessments. 

25Oct
2023

A digital euro beyond impulse – Think twice, act once

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Seminars
Wednesday, 25 October, 2023 - 10:30
CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies 1 Place du Congrès / Congresplein 1000 Brussels

With the launch of an official digital euro, the ECB will enter into the uncharted territory of payment systems and bank accounts. This raises fundamental questions about the role of a central bank and the possible impact on the private provision of credit. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that retail client accounts with the ECB could become trigger for a new crisis. Before embarking on this ambitious endeavour, the ECB needs to stop and think twice.

01Sep
2023

Task Force EU financial markets in 2030 - A roadmap for the next European Commission

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Task Forces
Friday, 1 September, 2023 - 09:00 to Tuesday, 30 April, 2024 - 17:00

Financial markets have been the object of heavy regulatory activity over the last 15 years. From crisis response, the start of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) over banking union and the creation of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) to the launch of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), and to the beginnings of the sustainable finance agenda, these developments have been nothing less than a regulatory roller-coaster.

05Jul
2023

The new payment services proposal: the new gold standard?

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Conferences
Wednesday, 5 July, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:15
Ceps Conference Room - Place du Congrès, 1 Brussels, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

A reliable, speedy and efficient payments market is the bedrock of a thriving economy where hundreds of billions of euros are being transferred electronically every day throughout the EU. The payments sector is in continuous development, with a new wave of innovations coming onto the market in recent years. At the end of June, the European Commission is expected to publish a new legislative proposal on payment services revamping the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2).

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