Change Management

The NPC Schemes are updated every two years to reflect market needs and evolutions in the technical standards developed by international standards bodies, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This evolution is guided through transparent change-management processes, open to all stakeholders. The Credit Transfer Schemes are updated separately from the Confirmation of Payee Schemes. 

More information on current Change Requests and/or Public Consultations is found here.

The Change Management Processes are initiated by a call for change requests and all stakeholders are invited to contribute with proposals to changes to the rulebooks by providing change requests. The NPC is then processing all change requests and analyses the legal and technical feasibilities.

All suggested changes to the NPC Schemes are presented to the market in a three month long public consultation where all stakeholder can comment on all suggested changes.

In line with its commitment to transparency, the Nordic Payment Council will publish its position on each change request received during change management cycle, so that all stakeholders know why their change requests propositions were taken forward or set aside.

The Change Management Cycle ended with updated versions of the rulebooks will then enter into effect one year later to leave enough time for scheme participants to make adjustments needed to keep their systems updated.