{"id":28,"date":"2025-07-29T08:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:58:40","slug":"association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/association\/","title":{"rendered":"Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/hero\" class=\"alignfull mt-0\">\n\t\t<div data-component=\"hero-image-square\" class=\"bg-ocean-50\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center py-8 md:py-12 gap-8 md:gap-16 lg:gap-24 ll-container md:flex-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"w-full space-y-4 \">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-xl sm:text-2xl font-normal lg:text-3xl\">Governance<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dutch Payments Association is an association with members and statutory bodies. We focus on promoting reliable, accessible, secure and affordable payments in the Netherlands. Our members are institutions licensed to provide regulated payment services, operating in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative -translate-x-[5%] aspect-552\/480 w-[80%] max-w-[306px] md:max-w-[266px] lg:max-w-[294px]\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative w-full h-full overflow-hidden image:absolute image:h-full image:w-full image:object-cover image:mask-hexagon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Zakenmensen-in-lichte-ruimte-1141555226-712x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Zakenmensen-in-lichte-ruimte-1141555226-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Zakenmensen-in-lichte-ruimte-1141555226-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Zakenmensen-in-lichte-ruimte-1141555226-768x1105.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Zakenmensen-in-lichte-ruimte-1141555226-1068x1536.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Zakenmensen-in-lichte-ruimte-1141555226-1424x2048.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Zakenmensen-in-lichte-ruimte-1141555226-scaled.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"absolute right-0 top-0 w-auto h-full translate-x-[20%] svg:h-full svg:w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"263\" height=\"480\" viewBox=\"0 0 263 480\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path opacity=\"0.8\" d=\"M108.671 0.337891C118.22 0.337891 130.762 7.5647 135.698 15.7659L259.419 224.775C264.194 232.895 264.194 247.105 259.419 255.225L135.698 464.234C130.843 472.435 118.22 479.662 108.671 479.662H0L141.928 240.122L0.404557 0.337891H108.59H108.671Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_6455_12637)\"\/>\n<defs>\n<linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_6455_12637\" x1=\"57.5093\" y1=\"0.337898\" x2=\"361.898\" y2=\"138.726\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\">\n<stop stop-color=\"#CFFDC0\"\/>\n<stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#6FB6E3\"\/>\n<\/linearGradient>\n<\/defs>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bodies-of-the-association\">Bodies of the association<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The governance of the Payments Association consists of various governing bodies, each with a clear role. The most important bodies are the General Members&#8217; Meeting, the Board, the Management, the Secretariat, the Advisory Councils, the Working Groups and the Appeals Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-general-members-meeting\">General Members&#8217; Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Payment service providers operating in the Dutch market can become members of the Payments Association. Members jointly finance the association and participate in the General Members&#8217; Meeting (ALV). The ALV determines the strategy, approves the annual accounts and usually meets twice a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-management-board\">Management Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/association\/management-board\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"3652\">The Board<\/a> decides on important issues, establishes policy frameworks and advises the Management. Important tasks include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>appointing and dismissing the management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>approving the annual plan and budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>monitoring the quality of the association&#8217;s performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The management is responsible for the operational organisation of the association. The management:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>manages the office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>formulates policy proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>decides on the admission of new members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>implements the certification policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>supervises the enforcement of rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The management is appointed by the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory councils<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Payments Association has advisory councils and working groups in which policy preparation takes place. The advisory councils advise the management and consist of representatives of members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two advisory boards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>an advisory board for members with a banking licence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an advisory board for members who operate as payment institutions or electronic money institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stakeholders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Payments Association consults with representatives of end users and other stakeholders on behalf of its members. A stakeholder forum has been set up for this purpose.<br>In addition, the association works closely with organisations that play a role in Dutch payment transactions, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the Social Consultation on Payments (chaired by De Nederlandsche Bank)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Dutch Banking Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the United Payment Institutions in the Netherlands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Stakeholders are actively involved in important changes to Dutch payment transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Appeals Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Appeals Board is an independent body that offers parties the opportunity to appeal against decisions on accession or certification. The board can be approached if the management, the board and subsequently the appeals committee have not reached a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Working groups prepare policy at the tactical and operational levels. The working groups consist of specialists delegated by the members. They advise the management, both on request and on their own initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Important working groups are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open Banking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standardisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, there are working groups in the legal field and for communication and information. 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