News

27.07.2010

The Fourth Progress Report of the National SEPA Working Group.

8.07.2010

SMP Bank's self-assessments as SEPA products' user and provider.

6.07.2010

The Treasury's self-assessments as SEPA products' user and provider.

1.07.2010

National SEPA Working Group's cards framework subgroup organises SEPA seminars for merchants: the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Latvia.

30.06.2010

JSC "Itella Information" in its summer 2010 e-newsletter ( 83 KB, available in Latvian) informs its customers also about the SEPA project. JSC "Itella Information" inter alia indicates its commitment to SEPA as the payment system provider by providing SEPA compliant infrastructure.

29.06.2010

Meeting of the experts of the Employers' Confederation of Latvia and the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks, where discussed SEPA requirements at the "customer-to-bank" domain.

22.06.2010

Response ( 34 KB) provided by the National SEPA Working Group to the European Commission's consultation on Working Paper on SEPA migration end-date.

21.06.2010

The meeting of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks SEPA Working Group.

15.06.2010

At its inaugural meeting on 7th June, the Members of the SEPA Council stressed their strong support ( 13 KB) for establishment of end-date(s) for migration to SEPA Credit Transfers and SEPA Direct Debits by means of legislation at EU level and welcome the intention of the European Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal in close cooperation with the European Central Bank.

9.06.2010

On 7 June 2010 SEPA Council ( 39 KB) met for the first time. The main issues discussed were the need and conditions to establish migration end-date for SEPA and the future of a SEPA for payment cards.

9.06.2010
26.05.2010

The meeting of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks SEPA Working Group.

25.05.2010

Latvijas Hipotēku un zemes banka's self-assessments as SEPA products' user and provider.

19.05.2010

The first self-assessment by Latvian bank: DnB NORD Bank's self-assessments as SEPA products' user and provider.

7.05.2010

SEPA cards framework indicator. New.

6.05.2010

SEPA Cards Framework Sub-Group prepared information for merchants on SEPA.

6.05.2010

On 5 May 2010, the fourth meeting of the EU forum of the National SEPA Coordination Committees has been organised by the European Commission, where countries' representatives exchanged information, experience and best practise about SEPA implementation. In this forum Latvia's presentation ( 176 KB) has been given about the state of play on SEPA project in Latvia.

28.04.2010

Meeting of the corporates' financial directors of the Employers' Confederation of Latvia, where inter alia discussed SEPA implementation issues.

19.04.2010

European Payments Council's brochure: "SEPA for public sector". The brochure is also available in Latvian.

19.04.2010

The National SEPA working group organises the second meeting on SEPA communication.

16.04.2010

The European Payments Council brochure for merchants "The 10 best reasons to practice SEPA". The brochure is also available in Latvian ( 64 KB).

13.04.2010

The meeting of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks SEPA Working Group.

29.03.2010

SEPA Cards Framework Sub-group of the National SEPA Working Group holds the first meeting.

17.03.2010

The Directive 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the internal market has been implemented into Latvian law by the Payment Services Law (available in Latvian).

12.03.2010

European Parliament resolution of 10 March 2010 on the implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).

8.03.2010

Response ( 66 KB) provided by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia to the European Commission consultation on e-invoicing framework.

1.03.2010

The National SEPA working group organised a meeting on SEPA communication.

12.02.2010

National SEPA credit transfers indicator. New.

9.02.2010

SEPA cards framework indicator. New.

14.01.2010

The National SEPA working group organised a meeting on SEPA Creditor Identifier.

22.12.2009

Naudas zīmes (Banknotes), a series of broadcasts on the national TV channel  – episode Borderless payments in Europe.

18.12.2009

Latvia's National SEPA plan, 1.0 version.

16.12.2009

SEPA cards framework indicator. New.

14.12.2009

SEPA Steering Committee – Euro Project Money and Payment Systems Working Group meeting.

7.12.2009

The European Commission second annual progress report on the state of SEPA migration in 2009.

7.12.2009

Economic and financial Council conclusions on SEPA on 2 December 2009.

4.12.2009

The Third Progress Report of the National SEPA Working Group.

30.11.2009

The meeting of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks SEPA Working Group.

19.11.2009

The European Payments Council SEPA direct debit schemes' mandates text translation is available also in Latvian.

10.11.2009

National SEPA Working Group holds the fourth meeting.

2.11.2009

Today the final SEPA core product is put on the European payments market – SEPA direct debits. In Latvia, the most recent SEPA product will be offered by JSC "SEB banka".

28.10.2009

The Bank of Latvia's self-assessments as SEPA products' user and provider.

27.10.2009

The new Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on cross-border payments in the Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 enters into force that shall be applicable from 1 November 2009.

21.10.2009

On 20 October 2009, the third meeting of the EU forum of the National SEPA Coordination Committees has been organised by the European Commission, where countries' representatives exchanged information, experience and best practise about SEPA implementation. In this forum Latvia's presentation ( 311 KB) has been given about the state of play on SEPA project in Latvia.

2.10.2009

The European Commission has published the results ( 92 KB) of a public consultation on possible end-date for SEPA migration. 

16.09.2009
15.09.2009

European Payments Council's brochure: "SEPA for IT-Providers".

14.09.2009

Responses provided by the National SEPA Working Group to the European Payments Council consultations on possible modifications to be introduced into:
SEPA credit transfer scheme rulebook;
SEPA core direct debit scheme rulebook;
SEPA business-to-business direct debit scheme rulebook.

8.09.2009

The meeting of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks SEPA Working Group.

31.08.2009

National SEPA credit transfers indicator. New.

14.08.2009

The Bank of Latvia SEPA plan and public commitment.

14.08.2009

The self-assessment of the SEPA-compliance of the EKS of the Bank of Latvia.

11.08.2009

The European Payments Council has launched the public consultations on possible modifications to be introduced into:
SEPA credit transfer scheme rulebook;
SEPA core direct debit scheme rulebook;
SEPA business-to-business direct debit scheme rulebook and
SEPA cards standartisation volume.

3.08.2009

Response provided by the National SEPA Working Group to the European Commission's consultation on possible end-date(s) for SEPA migration.

27.07.2009

National SEPA Working Group holds ad hoc meeting.

21.07.2009

The meeting of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks SEPA Working Group.

7.07.2009

The European Payments Council brochure: "SEPA for consumers".

6.07.2009

On 6 July 2009, the European Central Bank published an updated version of the information brochure "The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): an integrated retail payments market", that contains comprehensive explanation about the SEPA objectives and components and informs about the stakeholders involved in the SEPA project etc. The updated version contains the latest information about the SEPA project timeline.

2.07.2009

Seminar for journalists about SEPA.

2.07.2009

The National SEPA Latvija website – SEPALatvija.lv has been launched.

8.06.2009

The European Commission launches consultation on possible end-date for SEPA migration.

26.05.2009

SEPA Steering Committee – Euro Project Money and Payment Systems Working Group meeting. Agenda inter alia includes the SEPA project's progress report.

14.05.2009

The Second Progress Report of the National SEPA Working Group.

16.04.2009

Meeting of the representatives of the Employers' Confederation of Latvia and the Association of Latvian Commercial banks about the SEPA implementation issues.

30.03.2009

The European Commission holds the second meeting of the EU Forum of national SEPA coordination committees. Latvia's presentation on national migration available online.

27.03.2009

Working paper on E-Payment products and value-added services - moving towards an innovative European internal market.

20.03.2009

National SEPA Working Group holds the second meeting.

27.02.2009

Presentation (available in Latvian only) on the National SEPA plan at Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts Consultative Committee.

27.02.2009

National SEPA credit transfers indicator. New.

28.01.2009

The First Progress Report of the National SEPA Working Group.

22.01.2009

European Payments Council's brochure: "SEPA for public sector".

21.01.2009

European Payments Council's brochure: "SEPA for business".

14.11.2008

National SEPA Working Group convenes for the first meeting.

28.10.2008

SEPA Steering Committee – Euro Project Money and Payment Systems Working Group meeting. Agenda inter alia includes the decision about the establishment of the SEPA subworking group.

21.10.2008

The European Commission holds the first meeting of the EU Forum of national SEPA coordination committees. Latvia's presentation on the establishing process of the National SEPA working group available online.

24.09.2008

National SEPA credit transfers indicator. New.

29.05.2008

The SEPA Working Group of the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks Payments Committee prepares the document – "SEPA Implementation Plan in the Banking Sector of Latvia" Version 1.0, which informs about the position of Latvia's banks on participation in the Single Euro Payments Area.

26.05.2008

SEPA Steering Committee – Euro Project Money and Payment Systems Working Group meeting. Agenda inter alia includes the issue about the establishment of the SEPA subworking group.

28.01.2008

The Single Euro Payments Area launch event organised by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the European Payments Council in Brussels by introducing the SEPA credit transfer scheme.

19.03.2007

On 13 November 2006, the European Central Bank published an information brochure "The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): an integrated retail payments market", that contains comprehensive explanations about the SEPA objectives and components and informs about the stakeholders involved in the SEPA project, etc.