29 January 2026
Digital Identity Wallets, Payments & Regulation: Key Insights | SPA Newsletter – January 2026
Dear SPA Members and Industry Colleagues, As we welcome 2026, we reflect on a busy and productive 2025 and look for...
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04 December 2025
Digital ID Wallets and Beyond: Exploring the Convergence of Identity, KYC, and Payments
On 3 December 2025, a high-level roundtable entitled “Digital ID Wallets and Beyond: Data Orchestration, KYC, and P...
25 July 2025
Biometrics – Instant Payments – Regulatory Update – eIDAS Wallet – ESG -Post Quantum Cryptopgraphy Migration – SPA Newsletter July 2025
Dear Colleagues, There’s little doubt that the payments ecosystem is accelerating fast – as a host of new technolog...
14 May 2025
Smart Payment Association Reports Shipment of 2.5 Billion Units of cards and modules in 2024
Market Stabilization Brings Volumes Back to 2022 Levels Contactless and Sustainable Cards Continue to Rise Munich, ...
03 February 2025
SPA Enters Third Decade – Biometrics – Instant Payments – 2025 Market Trends And Workstreams – SPA Newsletter – February 2025
Dear Colleagues, As SPA enters its third decade, there is little doubt that 2025 promises to be another exciting ye...
05 December 2024
Smart Payment Association (SPA) Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary and Outlines Priorities for the Next Mandate – 5th December 2024
Brussels, 5 December – On 5 December, the Smart Payment Association (SPA), the trade body representing the se...
19 November 2024
CARD TECHNOLOGY – BIOMETRICS – CRA – DORA – INSTANT PAYMENTS – CELEBRATING 20 YEARS – SPA NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2024
Dear Colleagues, In this edition of our newsletter, we announce the creation of a new working group focusing on bio...
04 July 2024
3.2 billion smart payment cards and modules shipped in 2023 by SPA [1]
Growth attributed to recovery post chip shortage and SPA perimeter extension Next generation eco-friendly [2] globa...
11 April 2024
DMA – DORA – Instant Payments – Celebrating 20 years of support to the Smart Payments Industry – SPA Newsletter April 2024
Dear Colleagues, A warm welcome to you all as we enter our 20th anniversary year. When SPA first commenced its mark...
21 November 2023
Payment Card Sustainability – Trustech – EPSG – EU Regulations – DORA – CRA – eIDAS – Smart Payment Association Newsletter – November 2023
Dear Colleagues, Thanks for tuning in once again to discover the latest news and insights from SPA. With the world ...
27 June 2023
Securing Payments – Cyber & Operational Resilience – CRA – DORA – Elliptic Curves – Sustainable Payment Cards – Financial Inclusion – Smart Payment Association Newsletter – June 2023
Dear Colleagues, As I take up my position as President of SPA, I am delighted to share our ongoing activities in th...
08 June 2023
Phasing out Magstripe: the need for collaboration and conversation – June 2023
With the magstripe set to disappear from millions of new payment cards by the end of the decade, SPA looks at the p...