ECB cashless payments plea

The latest European Central Bank report on the single euro payments area (SEPA) warns that tax collectors and other public administrators in Europe need to take the lead in adopting eurozone-wide cashless payment systems and speed integration of fragmented national schemes.

European Central Bank: Publications: Towards a single euro payments area - fourth progress report (February 2006) http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/other/singleeuropaymentsarea200602en.pdf

European Central Bank: Press Release, 17.2.06: Towards a Single Euro Payments Area – Objectives and Deadlines (4th Progress Report) http://www.ecb.int/press/pr/date/2006/html/pr060217.en.html

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