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Organisation
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VocaLink's representation
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Description
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EU
Fraud Prevention Expert Group
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Member of expert group
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The objective of this forum is to provide a European community
approach to tackle some of the major issues in relation to
fraud.
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ECB Infrastructures Group
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Member of infrastructures working group
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The ECB Infrastructures Group addresses issues and developments
which are relevant for the euro securities settlement industry and
which are of common interest for the Eurosystem, market
infrastructures and market participants. This includes developments
in the field of collateral management and liquidity management,
infrastructural developments, issues related to regulation,
standards and legal framework, and post-trading activities in
general.
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European ACH Association
(EACHA)
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Member of the EACHA Board and interoperability task force
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EACHA is a not-for-profit organisation that meet twice a year to
advance the views of its members on issues of general interest to
the payment industry e.g. developing common guidelines for SEPA
clearing and settlement. Fred Bar, VocaLink's Euro Services
Director is President.
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European Banking Association
(EBA)
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Associate member
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The EBA plays a major role in the financial industry as a forum
for discussing and driving pan-European payment initiatives. The
EBA is a country-neutral banking association for payment
practitioners with a pan-European mindset and vision.Based on the
support of its unique membership, the EBA contributes to the
development and improvement of pan-European business practices in
co-operation with regulatory and industry bodies.
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International Payments Forum (IPF)
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Member
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The concept of IPF is to establish a membership organition
providing rules, standards and operational procedures and
guidelines. IPF will improve non-urgent cross-border payments
through a member service agreement binding members to the operating
rules.
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Euro Alliance of Payment
Schemes (EAPS)
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Shareholder
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The Euro Alliance of Payment Schemes is a joint initiative by
European Payment Schemes, enabling European cardholders and
retailers to make card payments and cash withdrawals with payment
cards across Europe's national boundaries.
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Berlin
Group
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Member
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The Berlin group was initiated by major national card payment
systems. The principle goal is to meet the aims of the EPC, the ECB
and the European Commission with regard to a Single Payment Area,
and in particular to be compliant with the SEPA Cards Framework
which has been developed by the EPC.
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European Switches Forum
(ESF+)
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Leading member
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The ESF+, founded by LINK, encourages interoperability between
European ATM and point-of-sale processors. An informal gathering
takes place 3-4 times a year for presentations and discussions on
the card payments industry.
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SWIFT
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Registered Vendor
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SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative that provides the
communications platform, products and services to connect over
8,300 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate
customers in more than 208 countries.
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Mobey
Forum
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Associate Member
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Mobey Forum is a global non-profit forum, driven by the finance
industry. Mobey Forum promotes secure and user-friendly mobile
banking and payment services.
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Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum
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Associate Member
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The NFC forum was formed to advance the use of Near Field
Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring
interoperability among devices and services, and educating the
market about NFC technology. Formed in 2004, the forum now has 150
members. Manufacturers, applications developers, financial services
institutions, and more all work together to promote the use of NFC
technology in consumer electronics, mobile devices, and PCs.
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IMRG
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Member
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IMRG is a membership community for the e-retail industry, whose
vision is to maximise the commercial potential of online
shopping.
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International Council of
Payment Network Operators (ICPNO)
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Member
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The ICPNO has been established to build a framework that allows
global interoperability of national networks which will provide
access to consumers and merchants on other national networks
resulting in greater transactional volume for all networks.
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Payments
Council
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Associate Member
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The UK is a key community for global payments and the Payments
Council sits at the heart of that community. It is the organisation
that sets strategy for UK payments and Associate membership of the
Payments Council offers the opportunity to be part of the future of
UK payments.
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Vendorcom
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Member
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Vendorcom, the cards & payments community, is a membership
organisation which represents key stakeholders in the cards and
payments industry. Its primary aims are to promote innovation and
thought-leadership, provide a forum for knowledge sharing and
issues resolution for its members and encourage capability
development across the cards and payments industry.
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British
Safety Council
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Member
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The British Safety Council is one of the world's leading
workplace health, safety and environmental organisations, with up
to 10,000 members and subscribers in more than 50 countries. They
provide up-to-date and accurate information and guidance on health,
safety and environmental issues.
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British Standards Institute
(BSI)
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Member
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BSI deliver best practice solutions through the development and
publication of British Standards that support the needs of business
and society in the UK and worldwide.
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British Quality
Foundation
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Member
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British Quality Foundation is Europe's largest corporate
membership organisation promoting performance improvement and
excellence.
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