Eiger Systems announces ‘Payment Strategies 2006’

“Payment Strategies 2006 will be the most significant strategic payments event in Europe next year”, believes Joy Stevenson, Event Organiser at Eiger Systems. “Speakers across the industry will explore, from a variety of perspectives, the issues that are currently dominating the payments landscape in Europe. Delegates will gain practical advice on how to best exploit the potential of their existing payment systems as well as an understanding of the impact increasing compliance and regulation is having on payment strategies. Central to the event is consideration of the implications of the European Payment Council’s recent decision to enforce the mandatory use of IBAN(1) and BIC(2) data in cross border Euro transactions(3) and the continued development of SEPA(4)”.

The event is expected to attract delegates from across industry and commerce, particularly senior finance and IT executives. ‘Payment Strategies 2006’ will feature presentations from Voca, key speakers from the corporate and banking sectors as well as Eiger Systems. All the key industry organisations and UK clearing banks are expected to attend, many of which will be participating in an industry exhibition that accompanies the event.

The Heritage Motor Centre is centrally situated a few minutes drive from Junction 12 of the M40 and within close proximity to all major motorway routes in the Midlands. National and international rail and airport links are similarly convenient.

(1) International Bank Account Numbers are a standard method for representing domestic account information or Basic Bank Account Numbers (BBAN) in a harmonised format

(2) Bank Identifier Codes are used to route a payment to a branch or payments centre that can handle the transaction

(3) Credit transfers in Euros between EU countries up to the value of 12.5K? (to 31st December 2005) or 50K? (from the 1st January 2006)

(4) Single European Payments Area