Just got an email from Charlie McCreey's office that announces the launch of SEPA Direct Debits (SDD), as covered here last Monday. Here's the official line: "Cross-border direct debits and easier bank account switching now possible "From the beginning of November, EU consumers will start to have the possibility to make regular payments using the…
Just got an email from Charlie McCreey's office that announces the launch of SEPA Direct Debits (SDD), as covered here last Monday. Here's the official line: "Cross-border direct debits and easier bank account switching now possible "From the beginning of November, EU consumers will start to have the possibility to make regular payments using the…
Eurofi had their annual conference in Gothenburg, Sweden last month. The meeting was themed: what priorities for the incoming EU authorities in the light of the financial crisis? and saw a number of common themes recur in discussions by key policymakers, officials and industry figures. The official report has just been released (download here), and…
So, finally, November 2nd and here we are. SEPA day! SEPA direct debits go live today and the PSD was transposed successfully across all of Europe to become law yesterday. Apart from a few countries who missed the deadline. Obviously, Sweden who have always said April because the chap who was meant to transpose it…
So, finally, November 2nd and here we are. SEPA day! SEPA direct debits go live today and the PSD was transposed successfully across all of Europe to become law yesterday. Apart from a few countries who missed the deadline. Obviously, Sweden who have always said April because the chap who was meant to transpose it…
So, finally, November 2nd and here we are. SEPA day! SEPA direct debits go live today and the PSD was transposed successfully across all of Europe to become law yesterday. Apart from a few countries who missed the deadline. Obviously, Sweden who have always said April because the chap who was meant to transpose it…
I’ve become a bit of a fan of Prospect magazine if, for no other reason, than they have useless facts spotted in the media such as “the average weight of new members to WeightWatchers has risen from 12.3 stone (about 77kg) in 1989 to 13.7 stone (85kg) today” (Daily Mail, 24/08/09). They also have some…
