23 November 2023
EBA and EBA CLEARING mourn the loss of Gilbert Lichter

The former Secretary General and CEO passed away on 20 November 2023.

 

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18 September 2023
Achieving liquidity efficiency in an ‘imperfect storm’

The 2023 report of the EBA’s Liquidity Management Working Group (LMWG) considers how high inflation, rising interest rates and elevated geopolitical uncertainty are impacting the liquidity management ecosystem.

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15 September 2023
EBA interactive flyer 2023 now available

The seven-pager presents information on the Euro Banking Association, its works streams and the topics they cover.

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06 September 2023
EBA welcomes new Board member

Edwin Sanders (Rabobank) has been appointed as an EBA Board member. As representative of the Dutch community, he is taking over from Han Joosten (Rabobank). Edwin’s appointment takes effect today, 6 September. EBA Chairman, Wolfgang Ehrmann, thanked Han Joosten for his great support of the Association’s activities and welcomed Edwin Sanders to his new position.

27 June 2023
Open Banking for corporates: unlocking added value in transaction banking with APIs

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) released a new report providing insight into the financial needs of corporates. The report explores the role of transaction banks and how application programming interface (API) technology could provide a viable solution for handling real-time and on-demand access to data and enable the digitisation of workflows as well as the centralisation of operations.

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20 June 2023
Euro Banking Association explores the impact of the digital euro on banks

The report by the EBA Digital Currency & Smart Payments Working Group aims to help banks and other supervised intermediaries prepare their organisation for the potential introduction of the digital euro.  

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20 June 2023
EBA Board elections 2023

At the EBA Annual General Meeting 2023, EBA Board members Nicola Coyne (Barclays Bank Plc)Philippe Debrue (Belfius Bank)Annika Osolanus (Nordea Bank) and Serge Wagener (Banque et Caisse d‘Epargne de l’Etat) were re-elected for another three-year term. Ronan Mauguen (Crédit Mutual ARKEA) was newly elected to represent the French community, taking over from François-Xavier Nivoit (HSBC Continental Europe).  

 

19 June 2023
EBA Board Report 2022 is now available

Download the Report of the Board to learn more about the EBA’s activities in 2022.

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06 June 2023
IBAN-name checks can increase confidence in instant payments, but are not a universal solution

IBAN-name checks can help to increase the attractiveness of instant payments within the EU, notably by increasing trust in the new mode of payment. But in order to effectively combat attempts at fraud and to bring about greater acceptance of instant payments Europe-wide, they need to be supplemented by further measures. The study “IBAN-name check: Current developments and concepts” co-authored by Strategy&, PwC’s global strategy consulting business, together with Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian National Bank, OeNB), Deutsche Bundesbank, and the Euro Banking Association (EBA) provides a broad expert view on the topic.

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Annick Moes
Head of Communications
E-Mail: a.moes@abe-eba.eu
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