Perspectives on Single Euro Payments Area adoption in the light of the financial crisis

Avadanei, Andreea (2010): Perspectives on Single Euro Payments Area adoption in the light of the financial crisis. Published in: Politici financiare de relansare in conditiile crizei economice mondiale , Vol. ISBN 9, (29 April 2010): pp. 90-95.

Abstract

The scope of this article is to point out how the present financial crisis is affecting the European payments landscape and the Single Euro Payments Area implementation. The current unpredictable and very challenging market situation has not fundamentally changed the fact that payment services need to continue modernization in order to become more flexible, agile and adapt in order to comply with its important purpose in society. SEPA is needed to ensure the new modern payment platform that can enable Europe to move beyond basic services, increase payments efficiency, embrace innovation and integrate further services in the trade process. Today, the turbulent market conditions could have the effect of accentuating rather than reducing the business case imperative and momentum to achieving full SEPA implementation.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Single Euro Payments Area; credit crunch; corporate bodies; cash management; financial turmoil
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D5 - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium > D53 - Financial Markets; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E42 - Monetary Systems ; Standards ; Regimes ; Government and the Monetary System ; Payment Systems; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks ; Depository Institutions ; Micro Finance Institutions ; Mortgages; G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G01 - Financial Crises

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