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PRESS RELEASE – Berlin Group is offering support to new European payment schemes

The European market is facing a multitude of payment methods that all share comparable functionality, but with different customer interfaces, creating implementation challenges (and related costs), especially at bank IT systems. Today the Berlin Group announced in public that its PSD2 Open Banking standards already support new Open Finance schemes (e.g. EPC SPAA and giroAPI),…

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Bankart joins the Berlin Group

Bankart joins the Berlin Group Bankart is the leading payments company in Slovenia. It was founded in 1997 and it provides ATM, POS, card, online, mobile and SEPA processing services to more than 20 banks and other financial institutions in 6 countries across Southeastern Europe. PSD2 XS2A is the latest service to be added to…

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J.P. Morgan joins the Berlin Group

J.P. Morgan joins the Berlin Group J.P. Morgan continues to build momentum in the Open Banking payments space in Europe by joining the Berlin Group. Sungmahn Seo, Managing Director and EMEA Head of Payments, commented: “The European payments landscape is undergoing huge structural changes at the moment and we are passionate about helping to foster…

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Credorax from Malta joins the Berlin Group

Credorax from Malta joins the Berlin Group Credorax from Malta has recently decided to join the Berlin Group. Credorax: ”We are the fastest-growing cross-border merchant acquiring bank and processor, offering cross-border solutions to global merchants and payment service providers. Powered by next generation technology, Credorax provides smart acquiring and processing capabilities in more than 30…

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SEPA Card Clearing Framework meets European standards

SEPA Card Clearing Framework meets European standards At the instigation of the European Central Bank and the European Commission, the Cards Stakeholder Group (today’s European Cards Stakeholder Group ECSG) was set up in 2009 to develop and promote Europe-wide card payment standards. The ECSG pursues this goal through the maintenance and evolution of the SEPA…

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PRESS RELEASE – Berlin Group publishes Version 1.0 of the NextGenPSD2 Framework

PRESS RELEASE – Berlin Group publishes Version 1.0 of the NextGenPSD2 Framework Today, the Berlin Group has published Version 1.0 of the NextGenPSD2 Access to Accounts (XS2A) Framework that enables Third Party Providers (TPPs) to access bank accounts under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Version 1.0 integrates extensive public market consultation feedback and is…

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Mastercard Europe joins the Berlin Group

Mastercard Europe joins the Berlin Group Mastercard Europe has recently decided to join the Berlin Group. Mastercard is well known as the international payment scheme and technology company in the global payments industry, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Mastercard aims to make everyday commerce activities…

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