Arbeitspapier

Promoting efficient retail payments in Europe

In this article we first document the evidence showing how an efficient retail payment infrastructure enhances economic performance. We then review the policy tools available to promote efficient retail payments in Europe. We argue that while SEPA is an important policy initiative that harmonizes payment methods across the EU, it alone is not enough. Vigorous competition and consumer protection policies as well as direct interventions discouraging large value cash payments would be particularly attractive policy tools as they would put no strain on stretched government budgets.

ISBN
978-952-6699-93-6
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers ; No. 20/2014

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation
Thema
Retail payment
SEPA
competition
consumer protection
economic performance

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Hasan, Iftekhar
Martikainen, Emmi
Takalo, Tuomas
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bank of Finland
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2014

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Hasan, Iftekhar
  • Martikainen, Emmi
  • Takalo, Tuomas
  • Bank of Finland

Entstanden

  • 2014

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