{"id":2424,"date":"2014-01-09T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:32:31","slug":"banks-provide-clarity-on-sepa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/banks-provide-clarity-on-sepa\/","title":{"rendered":"Banks provide clarity on SEPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, the European Commission announced a proposal to introduce a six-month transition period after the SEPA deadline of 1 February 2014. Pending a decision on the proposal, banks want to provide clarity to their customers.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-vert.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logo with the text &#039;Switch to IBAN&#039;, in which the letters IBAN are displayed in green circles as a visual indication of the switch to IBAN.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-vert.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-vert-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the transition period, banks will continue to provide consumers with the same online banking support for converting old account numbers to IBANs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large proportion of businesses are already ready for SEPA. Banks strongly urge those that are not yet ready to complete their transition to SEPA before 1 February 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banks will contact businesses that are not ready by 1 February 2014 during the transition period to help them move to SEPA quickly. During the proposed transition period, banks will continue to process Dutch direct debits and credit transfers where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">A list of articles<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-4 @container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-8  lg:grid-cols-3 lg:text-zoom-lg:grid-cols-2 hidden @4xl:grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-col hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-video image:absolute image:w-full image:h-full image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-6 grow @4xl:p-10 gap-4 @5xl:gap-8 @5xl:justify-between w-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @4xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal break-words text-md @md:text-lg @4xl:text-xl group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/cash-accepted-points-of-sale\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCash accepted at 96% of points of sale\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash payments\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-06\">6 August 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-col hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-video image:absolute image:w-full image:h-full image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-6 grow @4xl:p-10 gap-4 @5xl:gap-8 @5xl:justify-between w-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @4xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal break-words text-md @md:text-lg @4xl:text-xl group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/eu-trilogue-digital-euro-begins\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEU trilogue on the digital euro begins\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tEuropean legislation\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-05\">5 August 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-col hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-video image:absolute image:w-full image:h-full image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-1024x275.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-1024x275.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-1536x412.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten.png 1538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-6 grow @4xl:p-10 gap-4 @5xl:gap-8 @5xl:justify-between w-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @4xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal break-words text-md @md:text-lg @4xl:text-xl group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/vote-on-the-design-of-new-euro-banknotes\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVote on the Design of New Euro Banknotes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash payments\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-04\">4 August 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-4 grid @4xl:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-row hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 m-4 mr-0 @lg:m-6 @lg:max-w-[164px] @lg:mr-0 w-1\/4 overflow-hidden group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-4 @lg:p-6 grow \">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @6xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal max-w-full break-words text-md @md:text-lg group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/cash-accepted-points-of-sale\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash accepted at 96% of points of sale\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash payments\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-06\">6 August 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-row hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 m-4 mr-0 @lg:m-6 @lg:max-w-[164px] @lg:mr-0 w-1\/4 overflow-hidden group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-4 @lg:p-6 grow \">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @6xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal max-w-full break-words text-md @md:text-lg group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/eu-trilogue-digital-euro-begins\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEU trilogue on the digital euro begins\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tEuropean legislation\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-05\">5 August 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-row hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div 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