Euro Banking Association

Euro Banking Association
Association bancaire pour l'euro
	Seat of the Euro Banking Association in Rue de Courcelles in Paris
Abbreviation	ABE-EBA
Established	1985
Founder	18 commercial banks and the European Investment Bank
Type	Trade association
Legal status	Nonprofit organization
Purpose	Support and create dialog between European payments industry practitioners
Location	Paris, France;
Region served	Europe
Membership	Nearly 200 members that consist of banks and related payment providers (2024)
Official languages	English, French
Secretary General	Thomas Egner
Funding	Membership fees
Website	www.abe-eba.eu

The Euro Banking Association (EBA), also referred by its French acronym ABE-EBA (French: Association bancaire pour l'euro), is a trade association for the European payments industry with close to 200 member banks and organisations from the European Union and around the world aimed at fostering and driving pan-European payment initiatives. The ABE-EBA has strived to contribute to the creation of a standardised Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).^[2]

The EBA was instrumental in the establishment in June 1998 of EBA Clearing, to which it transferred projects that were under development at the time including EURO1, but has always been a separate organization.^[3]

^ "Association bancaire pour l'euro ABE EUR (ABE EBA)". L'Annuaire des Entreprises.
^ "ACI and the Euro Banking Association". ACI Worldwide.
^ "The Company: Who we are". EBA Clearing. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[1] "Association bancaire pour l'euro ABE EUR (ABE EBA)". L'Annuaire des Entreprises.

[2] "ACI and the Euro Banking Association". ACI Worldwide.

[3] "The Company: Who we are". EBA Clearing. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

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