The second National Strategy for Cashless Payment Instruments, covering the period 2019-2024, is divided into three main parts:
This five-year roadmap was endorsed by the Comité national des paiements scripturaux (CNPS) – the French National Payments Committee – in February 2019. Its ambition is to continue the works initiated after the publication of the first national strategy, and to tackle emerging challenges in the world of payments.
The first national retail payments strategy was presented by Michel Sapin, Minister of Economy and Finance, in October 2015. The objectives of this first step were both to spur the development of innovative payment solutions and to reinforce the competitiveness of the French retail payments industry.
The first national retail payments strategy was divided into four main parts:
The creation of the Comité national des paiements scripturaux (CNPS) – the French National Payments Committee – was the cornerstone of part 4. Still active, the Committee is in charge of coordinating the implementation of measures pertaining to the strategy.
Updated on: 03/11/2019 11:35