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From a pricing point of view, there are three participation modes in the SEPA
Credit Transfer Service on the STEP2 platform:
The above participation modes are independent of the technical channels used
for sending and receiving files to and from the STEP2 platform.
The pricing for the SEPA Credit Transfer Service on the STEP2 platform has
three components:
• transaction fee;
• annual fixed fee;
• one-off connection or registration fee.
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A banking group is defined as a group where all entities are either included in the consolidated
accounts of the same entity or are affiliated to the same central body or entity.
1. Transaction fee
1 to 25,000 0.011
Fees per
transaction 25,001 to 75,000 0.010
(payable by sender)
75,001 to 125,000 0.008
The transaction pricing is incremental: The price of EUR 0.011 applies to the first
25,000 payments sent per day on average; any additional payments up to a total
of 75,000 transactions sent will be priced at EUR 0.010 per transaction etc.
Example: Bank A sends a daily average of 80,000 SCT payments during the period of July to
September 2008. The bank is billed 0.011 x 25,000 + 0.010 x 50,000 + 0.008 x 5,000 = EUR 815
per day in transaction fees for the said period. Bank B sends a daily average of 124,000 SCT
payments during the same period and is billed 0.011 x 25,000 + 0.010 x 50,000 + 0.008 x 49,000
= EUR 1,167 per day in transaction fees for the said period.
The pricing for volumes significantly above 125,000 per day is subject to
additional reductions.
As part of the ramp-up period, charges for volumes sent during the first quarter of
2008 will be waived.
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2. Annual fixed fee
The annual fixed fee is billed at the start of the calendar year to each Direct
Participant (Primary and Secondary).
The annual fixed fees for Indirect Participants are billed to the (Primary) Direct
Participant or Secondary Direct Participant through which they are registered. If a
bank has registered a large number of Indirect Participants, a reduction of the
annual fixed fee to be paid for each Indirect Participant can be envisaged.
For banks joining the service in the course of a year, the annual fixed fee is billed
at the time of their connection on a pro rata temporis basis for the remaining
months of the year.
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3. Connection fee
Connection fees are charged as one-off fees at the time when a bank connects
as a Direct Participant (Primary or Secondary) or is registered as an Indirect
Participant to the service.
The following special conditions apply for banks committing prior to 31st October
2007 to participate directly in the system prior to 1st July 2008:
3.2. SCT upgrade for current users of the Credeuro (XCT) and Italian
Credit Transfer (ICT) Services
Direct Participants of the current STEP2 Credeuro (XCT) and Italian Credit
Transfer (ICT) Services will be upgraded to SCT Direct Participants for a nominal
charge. Please contact the STEP2 team for more information.
All amounts stated in this pricing information are exclusive of VAT, valid for the
year 2008, and are subject to revision for the following years.
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