CPACE standard selected for digital euro project
ECPC is happy to announce that an agreement has been signed yesterday with the European Central Bank for the usage of the CPACE standard on the digital euro project. This is an important step for the market recognition of European standards…
April 2026 – New Version of Kernel specification relased
The CPACE Kernel Functional Specification V1.2 is now available. Please check it on the dedicated Specification webpage.
The specification was redesigned to become more self-contained. This version uses a combination of flow charts and…
April 2026 – Documents update
The revised version 1.4.3 of the document Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) for the CPACE Kernel is now available. Please check it on the dedicated Certification webpage.
This new version now contains a reference to the CPACE…
March 2026 – ECPC Position Paper on Crypto-Agility Strategies
Currently, cryptography faces the challenge of the potential development of quantum computers which could break today's asymmetric cryptographic schemes. This development potentially affects the card payment landscape. While online transactions…
February 2026 – Certification framework update
The revised version 1.9 of the document ECPC - Product (Card Application-POS Kernel-MPA) - Certification Framework is now available in the dedicated Certification webpage.
This new version provides clarifications about required test sessions,…
Launch of the eSecCPACE Program- July 2024
The development and usage of the CPACE specifications continues to evolve. The specific Certification Framework: “ General Framework for Security Evaluation of Payment Cards and Similar Devices V1.1” has been published.
After a validation…
ECPC 2024 Experience Feedback
Exploring the CPACE Ecosystem: Insights from Industry Leaders
As the European Card Payment Cooperation (ECPC) continues the work as payment innovations enabler with its CPACE specifications, we have initiated a series of interviews to gather…
Message from the ECPC Board of Directors
The ECPC was founded in April 2020, to develop and evolve the CPACE standard, when a pandemic was rapidly changing life as we knew it.
Payments were no exception, and the contactless technology required an independent and cost-efficient standard…
ECPC News – January 2024
The development and usage of the CPACE specs continues to evolve. The MB Portuguese scheme has recently launched several wearables (bracelets and key chains for example), using a CPACE chip, that enable users to perform contactless payments…
December 2023 – Documents Update
A new version of the Certification Framework V1.6 2023-12-01 has been published. Please check it on the dedicated Certification webpage.