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SPA
Smart Payment Association
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 035947127270-10
3
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #935 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€10K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EMVCo
- International Forecourt Standard Forum (IFSF)
- PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC)
- European Payments Stakeholders Group (EPSG) & Eurosmart
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Head office
- Munich, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Smart Payment Association filed 3 positions between 7 Apr 2021 and 17 Apr 2025, across 3 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2021 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed
What they argued
The Smart Payment Association (SPA) is the trade body of the cards and mobile payments industry. SPA addresses the challenges of a fast-evolving payment ecosystem, promoting innovation, security and interoperability of payment instruments.
The Smart Payment Association (SPA) s an organization of major european security technology vendors for the financial industry. SPA is particularly active in the production of both SEPA and Global standards for retail payment systems with a focus on innovation and consumer protection. Our position is summarized in four points: 1. Promote standards for the interoperable selection of Instant Payments at the POI 2.
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