The European Commission continues to pursue legislation and other measures to encourage a pan-European ‘Single Payment Area' as part of the wider internal market project. This article examines some recent reviews of the existing legislation on payment services, takes a detailed look at...

Payments have been described as the 'oil in the wheels of the Internal Market'. As part of the wider internal market project, the European Commission has over a number of years pursued legislation and other measures to encourage a pan-European 'Single Payment Area'. This article introduces the...