Description

The objective of this forum is to provide a European community approach to tackle some of the major issues in relation to fraud.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IMRG is a membership community for the e-retail industry, whose vision is to maximise the commercial potential of online shopping.

International Council of Payment Network Operators (ICPNO)

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.

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.

The CBI helps create and sustain the conditions in which businesses in the United Kingdom can compete and prosper for the benefit of all.

The Corporate IT Forum Service (commonly referred to as tif.) was initiated by a group of the largest corporate users of IT. The group aims to share and exchange information about delivering better value from corporate IT and to learn from each other in a confidential environment.

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.

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.