1、THE EUROPEAN PAYMENTS LANDSCAPE IN PERSPECTIVE 2020 REPORT 2 The European payments landscape in perspective ABOUT THE EMERGING PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION EU The Emerging Payments Association EU A.S.B.L (EPA EU) is a non-profit association of payments industry influencers based at the LHoFT in Luxembourg.
2、The purpose of the Association is to promote and defend the interests of its members and as well as the study of any issues concerning the payments industry in the European Union. EPA EU builds on the international network of our London-based sister organisation, the Emerging Payments Association (E
3、PA), consisting of 150 members from across the payments value chain; including payments schemes, banks and issuers, merchant acquirers, PSPs, retailers, and more. EPA EU seeks to achieve its objectives by organizing events, managing projects defending the interests of its members, publishing researc
4、h documents and providing training. Collectively, members of the EPA transact more than 6 trillion annually and employ more than 300,000 staff, meaning that we now have a significant influence over the industrys future. WHY JOIN THE EMERGING PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION EU? If youre going to really prosper
5、in payments, you need access. You need to know the right people. And you need to be on the pitch and make your voice heard. You also need the freshest news and the latest thinking, and a pool of partners and prospects in which to fish. And you need influence over the future landscape so that when yo
6、u get there, you thrive. As a member of the EPA EU you will move your business from reactive to proactive to predictive. From follower to leader. Gaining first mover advantage or a competitive edge. And you will avoid investing in no-hope technology or from incurring a regulators wrath. You need pow