Press Releases

• Payments Council responds to the Report of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
  19 Jun 2013
• Payments Council dares to think differently about UK's payments infrastructure
  17 Jun 2013
• Payments Council announces customer guarantee for new current account switch service
  11 Jun 2013
• New report shows cash usage on the up
  10 Jun 2013
• Busy Brits embrace anytime banking after five years of Faster Payments
  25 May 2013
• Payments Council plays key role in launch of revised international financial standard
  10 May 2013
• Faster Payments sets new record in end of tax year rush
  5 Apr 2013
• Payments Council responds to HMT's consultation: Opening up UK payments
  26 Mar 2013
• Payments Council publishes results of its access to cash research
  11 Mar 2013
• Payments Council confirms its role as consultation is announced on authentication of bank notes
  25 Feb 2013
• Changing ways Brits spend their money over the decade
  19 Feb 2013
• Payments Council Responds to the Chancellor's Speech on Banking Reform
  4 Feb 2013
• Don’t get caught out like Corrie’s Gail! Online banking security advice
  29 Jan 2013
• Payments Council Responds to OFT Report Into Current Account Market
  25 Jan 2013
• Countdown starts to mobile payments for all
  15 Jan 2013
• Payment Behaviour: Small businesses lag behind large businesses but press ahead of individuals in their use of technology
  20 Dec 2012
• Payments Council Looks To Put Government Payments At Heart Of Its Future Plans
  13 Dec 2012
• Crime and Security Minister speaks at Payments Council eCrime Seminar
  12 Nov 2012
• New research reveals payment barriers for disabled people and older people
  25 Oct 2012
• Payments Council publishes its response to H M Treasury's consultation on the future regulation and governance of the payments industry
  11 Oct 2012
• One year to go: New faster, easier account switching to be ready for customers in September 2013
  28 Sep 2012
• Payments Council responds to Which?’s claims that consumers are more likely to switch bank if they could keep their account number
  13 Sep 2012
• Payments Council Advice For Customers In Northern Ireland Affected By RBS Group Issues
  31 Aug 2012
• Cross-Industry Agreement to Help UK Customers Affected by RBS Group Technical Issues
  25 Jul 2012
• Access to cash during Olympics
  20 Jul 2012
• Response to H M Treasury's consultation on the future regulation and governance of the payments industry
  19 Jul 2012
• No PIN? No problem
  18 Jul 2012
• Payments Council issues advice to customers impacted by NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank issues
  25 Jun 2012
• Faster Payments Scheme Limited appoints new Managing Director
  12 Jun 2012
• Driving Change in Payments 2012 conference
  17 May 2012
• Payments Council publishes independent governance review
  19 Apr 2012
• New figures reveal another big jump in Faster Payments
  19 Mar 2012
• Payments Council project will enable mobile payments from any account
  21 Feb 2012
• Payments Council appoints two new independent directors
  26 Jan 2012
• New research shows proposed account switching service will be a major improvement
  24 Jan 2012
• All internet and phone payments to be faster from 2012
  23 Dec 2011
• Payments Council evidence shows minimal impact of Cheque Guarantee Card Scheme closure on consumer and business cheque use
  20 Dec 2011
• 'Tis the season to be wary: Christmas shoppers admit to festive security fears
  14 Dec 2011
• Payments Council and Government join forces to promote positive steps to tackle e-crime
  9 Dec 2011
• Payments Council takes action to support businesses and charities who accept Direct Debits or make Direct Credit payments
  5 Dec 2011
• Payments Council responds to Treasury Select Committee future of cheques report
  16 Nov 2011
• All I want for Christmas is cash: Santa set to deliver over £2.4 billion this year
  14 Nov 2011
• Payments Council response to forthcoming government consultation on payments regulatory framework
  10 Nov 2011
• Payments Council seeks views on governance and performance
  9 Nov 2011
• 100 Clicks to the bank a year: Internet banking beats the branch for two thirds of Brits
  8 Nov 2011
• Payments Council urges older people to prepare finances for a challenging winter
  4 Nov 2011
• Payments Council appoints Experian to create and manage new reference database
  31 Oct 2011
• Handbag contents shrink as mobile technology expands
  28 Oct 2011
• Public Consultation Shapes Payments Council's Future Plans
  25 Oct 2011
• Generous Brits' charity donations buck the recession
  18 Oct 2011
• Email scam
  20 Sep 2011
• Payments Council board endorses plans to make account switching easier
  15 Sep 2011
• The rise of the staycation: Britain's right Royal bank holiday spending spree
  12 Sep 2011
• The Payments Council responds to the Independent Commission on Banking's report
  12 Sep 2011
• Payments Council appoints new Chief Executive
  8 Sep 2011
• Confused about credit cards, puzzled by PIN? You're not alone!
  5 Sep 2011
• Payments Council response to the Treasury Select Committee's report on the future of cheques
  24 Aug 2011
• New free modulus service launched to encourage more financial institutions to register their modulus details
  25 Jul 2011
• Payments Council to keep cheques and cancels 2018 target
  12 Jul 2011
• Payments Council to deliver easy account switching for all customers
  4 Jul 2011
• Payments Council research reveals that Cheque Guarantee Cards won’t be missed and have always been misunderstood
  30 Jun 2011
• Debit cards on top with continued spending surge
  29 Jun 2011
• Cheque Guarantee Card Scheme ends on 30 June
  22 Jun 2011
• Driving Change in Payments
  1 Jun 2011
• New Payments Council project could make our mobile the one thing we won't leave home without
  27 May 2011
• Faster Payments celebrates its third birthday by reaching the 1 billion payments milestone
  27 May 2011
• Online savvy Brits bank on online to keep an eye on their pounds and pennies
  20 May 2011
• Payments Council launches consultation on updating the National Payments Plan
  20 Apr 2011
• Consumers reminded that bank holidays may impact payment timescales
  19 Apr 2011
• Payments Council responds to the Treasury Select Committee's plans to follow-up its inquiry into cheque closure decision
  14 Apr 2011
• From high street fix to bargain clicks: Our 6,830 mile-a-year shop revealed
  11 Apr 2011
• November the new December as internet drives Christmas Shopping revolution
  10 Mar 2011
• A nation of coin collectors: Over half of brits* make decimal point by hoarding £65m** in pennies
  15 Feb 2011
• BCC & Payments Council consult businesses across UK on end of cheques
  14 Feb 2011
• New accreditation scheme to help UK businesses reduce the risk of using incorrect sort code details on their automated payments
  20 Jan 2011
• Arctic snap prompts last gasp dash to Christmas cash
  22 Dec 2010
• Payments Council publishes commitments for cheque users to reassure them that banks won't leave them high and dry
  7 Dec 2010
• Britain moves away from cash as debit cards overtake notes and coins for the first time ever
  3 Dec 2010
• Tech-savvy Brits lose queueing cool within 11 minutes
  5 Nov 2010
• Paul Smee, responds to the OFT's review of barriers to entry in retail banking
  4 Nov 2010
• Paul Smee responds to the MP, David Ward's Ten Minute Rule Motion
  2 Nov 2010
• Banking industry and billers work together to improve efficiency of electronic bill payments
  30 Sep 2010
• Payments revolution gathers pace as cheque usage plummets
  9 Sep 2010
• Payments Council Welcomes Handelsbanken
  18 Aug 2010
• National Payments Plan – a two-year progress update
  18 Jun 2010
• New report shows trends in cash and cash machine usage
  4 Jun 2010
• Payments Council and Accenture launch a customer authentication evaluation tool
  22 Apr 2010
• New Report Reveals Massive Change in the Ways We Pay over the Last Decade
  14 Apr 2010
• New Payments Council Chairman appointed
  30 Mar 2010
• Online tool extended to help customers check payment options
  25 Mar 2010
• Payments Council comments on the Treasury Select Committee's inquiry into cheque closure decision
  12 Feb 2010
• Payments Council welcomes three new members
  1 Feb 2010
• Latest study shows that where we live shapes how we pay
  23 Dec 2009
• 2018 target date set for closure of central cheque clearing
  16 Dec 2009
• New statistics show spending remains static over last quarter
  30 Nov 2009
• Payments Council announces appointment of interim Chairman
  16 Nov 2009
• Chairman of Payments Council announces departure
  20 Oct 2009
• Payments Council offers advice for managing payments during the postal strike
  16 Oct 2009
• Launch of industry guidance for the Payment Services Regulations
  13 Oct 2009
• Payments Council publishes Financial Inclusion Policy
  2 Oct 2009
• Payments Council publishes response to the OFT’s review of progress
  11 Aug 2009
• Response to the OFT's Review of Progress
  11 Aug 2009
• Payments Council sets a time frame for withdrawing the guarantee scheme for cheques
  25 Jun 2009
• The Payments Council produces best practice guidelines on the format of account numbers
  2 Jun 2009
• Payments Council welcomes OFT view that “the Payments Council has proved a success”
  25 Mar 2009
• Countdown to Payment Services Directive
  9 Mar 2009
• The Payments Council publishes a progress update on their National Payments Plan
  3 Mar 2009
• Companies sought by Payments Council to help develop UK mobile payments proposition
  28 Jul 2008
• Payments Council launches first national plan for UK payments
  14 May 2008
• Payments Council launches consultation on National Payments Plan
  26 Nov 2007
• Payments Council comments on announcement regarding the delay to the Faster Payments Service
  12 Jul 2007
• ‘Payments Council’: The new name setting payments strategy in the UK
  21 Mar 2007