On 15 October 2003, Cartes Bancaires co-organised at the European
Parliament in Brussels, a conference-debate entitled "Which bankcard
system for Europe?"
The conference was in the form of two roundtables. The first, chaired
by Chista Randzio Plath, President of the European Parliament's Committee
on Economic and Monetary Affairs, addressed the diversity of national
systems and the harmonisation of payment systems in Europe in order
to promote the emergence of products and services on the basis of
interoperable, or even common, payment infrastructure.
The second roundtable, chaired by Philippe Herzog, Euro MP, examined
the European identity of the bankcard, and the cooperation between
Europe and the United States. The agenda included: generalisation
of smart cards and PIN numbers, the harmonisation of anti-fraud measures,
and the introduction of consistent legislation. |
