Euro Banking Association

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) is an industry forum for the European payments industry with close to 200 member banks and organisations from the European Union and across the world aimed at fostering and driving pan-European payment initiatives. Through its industry initiatives and the euro payment systems it has delivered, the EBA has been and continues to be a key contributor to the creation of a standardised Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).

History and structure

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) was founded in Paris in 1985 by 18 commercial banks and the European Investment Bank. The European Commission as well as the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) supported the founding of the EBA. Since then, the number of members has risen to almost 200. The institutions come from all member states of the European Union as well as from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, China, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and the USA.

In its early years, the agenda of the EBA included the promotion of the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the development and management of a private industry ECU clearing system stretching across Europe.

For the start of the EMU, the EBA delivered EURO1, a RTGS-equivalent large-value payment system for single euro transactions. The EBA also developed STEP1, a payment service for single euro payments of high priority and urgency for small and medium-sized banks, and STEP2, a Pan-European Automated Clearing House (PE-ACH), which processes euro retail payments. All three payment systems are run by EBA Clearing.

As the largest network of payment practitioners with a pan-European mindset and vision, the EBA provides a country-neutral forum for discussing and driving payment initiatives. Based on the support of its unique membership, the EBA contributes to the development and improvement of pan-European business practices in co-operation with regulatory and industry bodies. The communication and explanation of these business practices and other industry developments to its membership and to the wider industry constitute another important part of the EBA’s mission.

Once a year, the EBA brings together its member banks and organisations as well as other stakeholders in the market for a pan-European payments conference entitled EBAday.

The Euro Banking Association is based in Paris.

References

Members of Euro Banking Association

Austria	Allgemeine Sparkasse Oberosterreich Bank für Tirol und Vorarlberg AG BKS Bank AG Erste Group Bank AG Oberbank AG Oesterreichische Nationalbank Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol Aktiengesellschaft Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG

Belgium	Dexia Bank NV KBC Bank NV Bank van De Post

Cyprus	Bank of Cyprus Hellenic Bank

Denmark	Amagerbanken A/S Arbejdernes Landsbank A/S Danske Andelskassers Bank A/S Danske Bank A/S DiBa Bank A/S Djurslands Bank A/S Jyske Bank A/S Nordjyske Bank A/S Nørresundby Bank Østjydsk Bank A/S Ringkøbing Landbobank Roskilde Bank A/S Skjern Bank Spar Nord Bank Sparekassen Sjælland Sydbank A/S Vestfyns Bank A/S Vestjysk Bank

Finland	Aktia Bank PLC Bank of Åland PLC Pohjola Bank PLC S-Bank LTD. Tapiola Bank LTD

France	Banque Michel Inchauspé - BAMI Banque Palatine BNP Paribas SA BPCE BRED Banque Populaire Crédit Agricole SA Crédit Coopératif Crédit du Nord Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Credit Mutuel CIC Banque HSBC France La Banque postale Natixis Société Générale

Germany	Berenberg Bank BHF Bank Bremer Landesbank Commerzbank AG Deutsche Bank AG Deutsche Bundesbank Deutsche Postbank DZ Bank AG Europe Arab Bank Frankfurt Hamburger Sparkasse AG J.P. Morgan Chase Bank AG Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Landesbank Berlin Holding Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Oldenburgische Landesbank SECB Swiss EURO CLEARING Bank GmbH The Bank of New York Mellon, Frankfurt Branch VTB Bank (Deutschland) AG

Greece	Alpha Bank SA Eurobank Ergasias SA National Bank of Greece SA Piraeus Bank SA

Hungary	Magyar Nemzeti Bank OTP Bank FHB Mortgage Bank Merkantil Bank Kereskedelmi és Hitelbank Magyar Takarékszövetkezeti Bank MKB Bank Porsche Bank Hungaria Kinizsi Bank MagNet Bank Hanwha Bank Budapest Hitel- és Fejlesztési Bank

Ireland	Allied Irish Banks Bank of Ireland

Italy	Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa Banca del Fucino Banca del Piemonte Banca delle Marche Banca di Imola Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Banca Popolare del Lazio Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna Banca Popolare di Milano Banca Popolare di Sondrio Banca Popolare di Vicenza Banca Sella Banca Tercas Banco Popolare Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Chieti Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena Cassa di Risparmio di Fermo Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara Cassa di Risparmio di Loreto Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna Credito Emiliano Credito Valtellinese ICCREA Banca Intesa Sanpaolo Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane Raiffeisen Landesbank Südtirol – Cassa Centrale Raiffeisen dell'Alto Adige Südtiroler Volksbank – Banca Popolare dell'Alto Adige UBI Banca UniCredit Veneto Banca

Luxembourg	Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État Banque Raiffeisen Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA KBL European Private Bankers Société Générale Bank & Trust

Netherlands	ABN Amro Bank NV De Nederlandsche Bank ING Bank NV Rabobank Nederland

Poland	Bank BPH SA Narodowy Bank Polski

Portugal	Banco BPI SA Banco Comercial Português Crédito Agrícola Caixa Geral de Depósitos Novo Banco

Slovenia	Banka Slovenije

Spain	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Banco Popular Español, S.A. Banco Sabadell, S.A. Bankinter, S.A. Banco Santander, S.A. CaixaBank, S.A. (La Caixa) Catalunya Banc, S.A. (CatalunyaCaixa) Kutxabank, S.A. ABANCA Corporación Bancaria, S.A. (Abanca) Caja Laboral Popular, Cooperativa de Crédito (Caja Laboral) Banco Cooperativo Español, S.A. (Caja Rural) CECABANK, S.A.

Sweden	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Svenska Handelsbanken Swedbank AB Nordea Bank AB

United Kingdom	Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. Barclays Bank PLC Citibank NA DNB Bank (NOR) HSBC Bank PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch Kookmin Bank International Ltd. Lloyds Bank PLC MashreqBank psc (UAE) Royal Bank of Scotland PLC UBS AG Wells Fargo Bank NA

Non-EU	Bank of China (CHN)

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