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TAKING PAYMENTS TO A EUROPEAN LEVEL

The European Automated Clearing House Association (EACHA) is the technical cooperation forum of European ACHs. Its membership, currently comprising 26 institutions, gathers twice a year to discuss European developments in retail payments. The philosophy of EACHA is that healthy competition also means teamwork. This is why EACHA believes firmly in developing a common vision for
the future, and favouring harmonious implementation of European policies and schemes including interoperability based on open standards.

EACHA's Mission Statement is to:

Lobby on behalf of members and foster a collaborative community in Europe focused on account-to-account payments. Facilitate the exchange of information, encourage discussion of common interests, work on specific issues such as common standards for SEPA interoperability, and provide effective and efficient services to customers. Help shape a dynamic, sustainable, inclusive, and robust environment for national and cross border payments which meets the current and future needs of end users, whether consumers or organizations.

• lobby in Europe on behalf of its members
• be a forum for its members to share information and discuss issues of common interest
• provide opportunities for networking among European ACHs
• develop common guidelines to facilitate interoperability for the clearing and settlement of SEPA payments.