{"id":370,"date":"2025-06-12T00:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=370"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:40:18","slug":"new-chairman-epc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/new-chairman-epc\/","title":{"rendered":"New Dutch chairman of EPC takes office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">On 11 June, Gijs Boudewijn took office in Brussels as the new president of the <em>European Payments Council<\/em> (EPC). Boudewijn was director of Betaalvereniging Nederland until 1 June this year. At the EPC, he succeeds Spaniard Javier Santamar\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/EPC-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logo van de European Payments Council, gebruikt als herkenning van de Europese organisatie voor co\u00f6rdinatie van betalingsstandaarden.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/EPC-logo.jpg 876w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/EPC-logo-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/EPC-logo-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/GB-JS-EPC-768x858-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/GB-JS-EPC-768x858-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/GB-JS-EPC-768x858-1-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Gijs Boudewijn was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu\/document-library\/press-releases\/gijs-boudewijn-elected-new-chair-european-payments-council\">elected new chairman <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> by the EPC&#8217;s General Assembly of Members in December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The EPC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu\/about-us\">develops and manages all collective rules and agreements for European non-cash payments in euros <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>, including for non-cash transfers, direct debits and the so-called <em>Verification of Payee<\/em> (VOP, known in the Netherlands as the &#8216;IBAN Name Check&#8217;).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 11 June, Gijs Boudewijn took office in Brussels as the new president of the European Payments Council (EPC). 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