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Your 2022 guide to European payments

European payments are evolving fast and it's the future-thinking businesses that will benefit most. In this guide, we consider the lessons the rest of Europe can learn from the UK's mass adoption of Faster Payments, and the technological capabilities that will unlock the true potential of SEPA Instant for merchants, corporates and consumers alike.

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What's in the guide

European payments are evolving fast

The normalisation of instant payments across a wide range of contexts is having a huge impact across Europe.

The UK was one of the first countries to adopt near-instant payments on a mass scale and serves as a useful reference to imagine how SEPA Instant might develop, and the technologies - like automation and straight through processing - and implementation models that will unlock the true potential of its mainstream applications.

Download your copy of the guide to uncover key insights into the rapidly evolving European payment landscape and see how your business can benefit.

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What’s in the guide?

Lessons from the UK: why SEPA Instant Payments could deliver unprecedented efficiencies

As uptake of instant payments spreads throughout Europe, the precedent of the UK’s Faster Payments points to many clear benefits for both consumers and businesses. Find out how your business can take advantage.

Discover why SEPA Instant is a payments solution that will quickly evolve

As consumers and businesses experience real-time payments, expectations on financial technology as a whole will shift. Learn why back-office and infrastructure innovators are poised to benefit the most.

Uncover the implementation models that fully harness the potential of instant payments

As with Faster Payments in the UK, SEPA Inst will likely become the new norm, but it will take time. We consider how it will be integrated into existing infrastructure, and what the key costs and challenges are.

Aaron Short

Co-Founder, Accomodation.co.uk

"You had a lot of letting agents making money for years and years from tenant fees. So now they have lost that income they have to look for solutions for streamlining or automating processes. If they don’t, they don’t make enough money to carry on."

Unlock the true potential of SEPA Instant

This eBook considers the lessons the rest of Europe can learn from the UK's mass adoption of Faster Payments.

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