{"id":2911,"date":"2013-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=2911"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:54:22","slug":"ideal-ready-for-sepa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/ideal-ready-for-sepa\/","title":{"rendered":"iDEAL ready for SEPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Easy connection to iDEAL for foreign banks and payment institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"93\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/iDEAL-klein.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logo of iDEAL, the Dutch online payment method for direct bank transfers during online purchases.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The online payment method <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideal.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iDEAL<span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in new window)<\/span> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> is ready for European payments. Every bank offering iDEAL has recently completed the migration of the payment method to European SEPA standards. This is an important step towards uniform European payments. The SEPA Regulation requires all banks and users of payment services to comply with European standards by 1 February 2014. iDEAL has completed the transition ahead of schedule, making it easier for foreign providers to connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-european-infrastructure\">European infrastructure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until now, iDEAL was based on a credit transfer between two Dutch bank accounts. Banks and payment institutions therefore had to connect to Dutch payment infrastructure. This is no longer necessary. SEPA standards create European infrastructure in which domestic and international credit transfers are processed in the same way, making it easier for foreign providers to participate in the iDEAL payment process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webshops and other organisations accepting iDEAL have until 1 August 2013 to adapt their systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-currence-expects-more-international-ideal-providers\">Currence expects more international iDEAL providers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although iDEAL is already accepted by many foreign webshops, Currence expects compliance with SEPA standards to encourage more international organisations to offer it. This will give consumers more opportunities to pay for cross-border online purchases easily and securely.<\/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 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