The European Central Bank published the October 2025 list of members of the Rulebook Development Group, setting out its chair and secretary and the stakeholder organisations represented from the European retail payments market, the Eurosystem and EU institutions as observers. Patrick Papsdorf serves as Chairperson and Sjoerd van der Vaart as Secretary. Market representatives include trade bodies and stakeholder groups spanning credit institutions (ESBG, EBF, EACB), payment institutions (EPIF), third-party providers (ETPPA), the European Payment Council, electronic money institutions, acquirers (EDPIA), consumers (BEUC), SMEs (SMEunited), corporate treasurers (VDT, with the representative coordinating to provide a European view), and merchants (Ecommerce Europe and Eurocommerce). Eurosystem representation includes staff from Deutsche Bundesbank, Central Bank of Ireland, Banco de España, Banque de France, Suomen Pankki, Banca d'Italia, De Nederlandsche Bank, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Banco de Portugal and the European Central Bank, with observing members from the European Commission, European Parliament and the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
European Central Bank 2025-10-30
European Central Bank publishes October 2025 membership of the Rulebook Development Group
The European Central Bank released the October 2025 list of members for the Rulebook Development Group, detailing its chair, Patrick Papsdorf, and secretary, Sjoerd van der Vaart. The group includes representatives from European retail payments market stakeholders, the Eurosystem, and EU institutions as observers. Members span various sectors, including credit and payment institutions, third-party providers, consumer groups, and central banks.