European Payments Initiative Project Pivots After 20 banks Depart

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) will now be refocused on developing its second component, a digital wallet and instant payment system.

Philip Benton, Senior Analyst, Financial Services Technology, Omdia

March 27, 2022

1 Min Read

The ambition to create a European alternative to Visa and Mastercard has fallen flat after 20 banks (from Spain, Germany, Finland, and Poland) withdrew from the project, forcing the remaining 13 (mainly French) banks to abandon the initial plan to create a rival card payments network. The European Payments Initiative (EPI) will now be refocused on developing its second component, a digital wallet and instant payment system.

Read the Full Article on Omdia's Global Research Site

About the Author(s)

Philip Benton

Senior Analyst, Financial Services Technology, Omdia

Philip Benton is a senior fintech analyst at Omdia and writes analysis on the issues driving technological change in financial services.

You can find more of Philip’s views on fintech via LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter @bentonfintech.

Never Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.

You May Also Like


More Insights