The European Payments Council (EPC) has named Giorgio Andreoli as its new Director General and successor to Etienne Goosse, who stepped down after twelve years in the role.
Andreoli had been working at the European Central Bank (ECB) on the Digital Euro project for the last year and a half. He previously had a successful stint as Managing Director at Accenture that lasted over a decade. Between 2010 and 2021 he worked on digital finance, payments, and open banking projects for the consulting firm’s Italian and European clients.
Speaking on his appointment he said: “It’s a tremendous honour to take over leadership of the EPC. I look forward to helping build the future of payments in Europe while addressing the opportunities and challenges facing the payment industry head on and in close coordination with all EPC members.”
In a recent interview Etienne Goosse, the outgoing Director General said he expects to see more of the same in the next few years in terms of key drivers specific to the payments ecosystem in Europe. This includes regulation, technological change and customer behaviour.
“There are however some key uncertainties around some potential, very impactful new developments among which I would single out the fate of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) (e.g. the “digital euro”) as well as the willingness and ability of the European payments industry to federate behind and successfully accomplish the vision for a common pan-European POI payment solution.” Goosse said.
