Eacha

the european automated clearing house association (eacha) is the technical cooperation forum of european achs. its membership comprises of 27 institutions from 23 countries. the association members gathers twice a year to discuss european developments in retail payments. the philosophy of eacha is that healthy competition also means teamwork. this is why eacha believes firmly in developing a common vision for the future, and favoring harmonious implementation of european policies and schemes including interoperability based on open standards. eacha aims to: * be a forum enabling its members to share information * advance the views of its members on issues of general interest * resolve specific issues by, for instance, developing common guidelines for the clearing and settlement of sepa payments