2009-03-27 EPSM Profile

EPSM Profile
Status:
27 – Mar - 2009
Homepage:
www.epsm.eu
Name:
European Association of Payment Service Providers for Merchants
- Europäischer Verband der Zahlungsdienstleister für den Handel (EPSM) e.V.
Purpose:
Cost-effective interest representation and general information exchange on payment
issues relevant to its members.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Membership: - with voting rights: enterprises that provide mostly (>50% revenue share) payment
and supporting services in the „Single European Payments Area“ to merchants
- without voting rights: other enterprises from the payment services area with valid
interest
To become a member, an endorsement by two EPSM members is necessary.
Activities:
- informal quarterly meetings with external speakers, formal meetings at least annually
- information exchange by E-Mail
- selected comments to European payment issues
- homepage with members-only “EPSM Intranet”
- monthly “EPSM Market Research Newsletter” for members
- e-mail based “EPSM Regulation Expert Group” for members
- participating organization at the PCI Standard Security Council (PCI SSC)
Costs:
Annual Membership Fees:
1.080,- Euro per calendar year
(due in advance, for new members only partially by calendar month started).
Duties:
Organisation of a member meeting (sequence according to alphabet, if not otherwise
agreed upon), on demand supported by a grant of the association
Organisation: legal form:
executive board:
advisory board:
working language:
Members:
German e.V., legal seat Munich
3 members, no salary
future option: up to 5 members, no salary
English, on demand German and other languages
53 members from 12 European countries
(A, B, CH, CZ, D, DK, F, GR, L, NL, S, U.K.):
voting members:
16 network operators, 10 acquirers, 8 internet payment providers, 1 other provider
non-voting members:
5 payment schemes, 4 processors, 3 terminal manufacturers, 6 other providers
members in alphabetical order:
Acertigo, AGES, American Express, Atos Worldline, B+S, Banksys/Atos Worldline,
BCB Processing, Bibit, card complete, CardProcess, cardtech, Cartes Bancaires CB,
CCV-Allcash, Cetrel, China Unionpay, Click & Buy, ConCardis, DAFÜR, Deutsche
Card-Services, DIBS, easycash, EDPS, Elavon, EL-ME, EOS, Equens, Global Collect,
Global Payments Europe, Hobex, Hypercom, ICP, Ingenico, InterCard, LAVEGO,
Lufthansa AirPlus, Luupay, MasterCard Europe, montrada, NETS, Ogone, PayLife,
POS Partner, Postbank P.O.S. Transact, QENTA, Scheidt & Bachmann, T-Com, SIX
Multipay, TeleCash (First Data), TNS, Transact, TSYS Europe, VISA EU, WEAT
Board:
Nicolas Adolph (Chairman, InterCard), Günther Wild (Deputy Chairman, B+S),
Georg Riepe (Treasurer, AGES)
2009-03-27 EPSM Profile