New Dutch EPC chairman takes office

On June 11, Gijs Boudewijn took office in Brussels as the new chairman of the European Payments Council (EPC). Boudewijn was the director of the Dutch Payments Association until June 1. At the EPC, he succeeds Javier Santamaría from Spain.

Gijs Boudewijn was elected as the new chairman by the EPC’s General Assembly in December 2024.

The EPC develops and manages all the collective payment schemes for European cashless payments in euros, including credit transfers, direct debits, and Verification of Payee (VOP, known in the Netherlands as the ‘IBAN Name Check’).