0n 23rd March 2017 the European Commission published an action plan setting out a strategy to strengthen the European single market for retail financial services. The main objective is to develop the potential of digitalisation and technology to improve European consumers’ access to financial services and enhance competition to provide greater choice and lower prices.
The documents related to the EU Action Plan are available here
This Action Plan follows an EU consultation launched in January 2016 on retail payment services, to which AGE replied highlighting the urgent need for more accessibility in this increasingly digitalised area.
