Berlin Group issued Version 1.1 of SCC

Berlin Group issued Version 1.1 of SCC The Berlin Group has issued the Version 1.1 of the SEPA Card Clearing Framework (SCC). The new release is extended with support of cash management (camt) messages for Refund/Return (charge back) handling for the acquirer and includes XML schemata for the pain and pacs messages for Payment Initiation…

e-rsb joins the Berlin Group

e-rsb joins the Berlin Group SER2S is the network operator of e-rsb the card authorisation switching network. e-rsb is a trademark of SER2S. SER2S has been created the January 2011 1th, and is a subsidiary of Groupement des Cartes Bancaires CB which is the leading card scheme in France. “Berlin Group standards is a European…

Release 3.1 of the ISO8583 based technical Specifications published; Mobile Top-Up services added

Release 3.1 of the ISO8583 based technical Specifications published; Mobile Top-Up services added The Berlin Group has published a new release of its ISO8583 based authorisation and clearing specifications. The new release contains new services around top-up functions for prepaid mobile phones. One service is the extension of funds request for a mobile top-up. This…

Payfair joins the BerlinGroup

Payfair joins the BerlinGroup In January 2010 Payfair joined the Berlin Group initiative. Payfair explained the reasons as follows. “PayFair’s vision of SEPA is an area where stakeholders can freely chose the card payment services and brands they want, benefiting thereby from a competitive landscape, engine for growth and innovation. Such free choice will be…

Public Consultation for SEPA Card Clearing

Public Consultation for SEPA Card Clearing Major players in the European card payments industry have joined together in the “Berlin Group” standardisation initiative to deliver the first common standard for the clearing of card based transactions resulting in the “SEPA Card Clearing Framework” (SCC Framework). The SCC Framework is a big step to making the…