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{{Short description|Banking industry forum}}
{{distinguish|European Banking Authority|EBA Clearing}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                    = Euro Banking Association
| native_name             = Association bancaire pour l'euro
| native_name_lang        = fr
| logo                    = Euro Banking Association Logo.svg
| image                   = Paris Courcelles 40.jpg
| image_size              = 
| caption                 = Seat of the Euro Banking Association in Rue de Courcelles in Paris<ref>{{cite web |website=L'Annuaire des Entreprises |url=https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/association-bancaire-pour-l-euro-abe-eur-abe-eba-337899694 |title=Association bancaire pour l'euro ABE EUR (ABE EBA)}}</ref>
| abbreviation            = ABE-EBA
| established             = {{start date and age|1985}}
| founder                 = 18 commercial banks and the [[European Investment Bank]]
| type                    = [[Trade association]]
| status                  = [[Nonprofit organization]]
| purpose                 = Support and create dialog between European payments industry practitioners 
| location_city           = [[Paris]]
| location_country        = [[France]]
| region_served           = Europe
| membership              = Nearly 200 members that consist of banks and related payment providers
| membership_year         = 2024
| languages               = English, French
| leader_title            = Secretary General
| leader_name             = Thomas Egner
| staff                   = 
| staff_year              = 
| funding                 = Membership fees
| website                 = {{URL|https://www.abe-eba.eu/ }}
}}

The '''Euro Banking Association''' ('''EBA'''), also referred by its French acronym '''ABE-EBA''' ({{langx|fr|Association bancaire pour l'euro}}), is a [[trade association]] for the European [[payment]]s industry with close to 200 member banks and organisations from the European Union and around the world aimed at fostering and driving pan-European payment initiatives. The ABE-EBA has strived to contribute to the creation of a standardised [[Single Euro Payments Area]] (SEPA).<ref>{{cite web |website=ACI Worldwide |url=https://www.aciworldwide.com/aci-euro-banking-association |title=ACI and the Euro Banking Association}}</ref>

The EBA was instrumental in the establishment in June 1998 of [[EBA Clearing]], to which it transferred projects that were under development at the time including [[EURO1]], but has always been a separate organization.<ref>{{cite web |website=EBA Clearing |url=https://www.ebaclearing.eu/about-us/at-a-glance/the-company/ |access-date={{date|2024-12-25}} |title=The Company: Who we are}}</ref>

== History and structure ==
The ABE-EBA was founded in Paris in 1985 by 18 commercial banks and the [[European Investment Bank]]. The [[European Commission]] as well as the [[Bank for International Settlements]] (BIS) supported the founding of the ABE-EBA. Since then, the number of members has risen to almost 200. The institutions come from all member states of the [[European Union]] as well as from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, China, Japan, the [[United Arab Emirates]] and the United States.

In its early years, the agenda of the ABE-EBA included the promotion of the [[European Monetary Union]] (EMU) and the development and management of a private industry ECU clearing system stretching across Europe. This was transferred in 1999 to EBA Clearing. 

==Member banks==

As of end-2024 the following banks were members of ABE-EBA, with national classification as indicated on the association's website:<ref>{{cite web |website=ABE-EBA |url=https://www.abe-eba.eu/about-eba/eba-members/ |access-date={{date|2024-12-26}} |title=EBA Members}}</ref>

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* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Abanca]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[ABN AMRO]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Aktia Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Allied Irish Banks]]
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alpha Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Banca Popolare del Lazio]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Banca Popolare di Sondrio]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Banca Sella]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Banco Angolano de Investimentos|Banco BAI Europa]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Banco BPM]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Banco Comercial Português]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Banco Cooperativo Español]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Banco Sabadell]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Banco Montepio]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Banco Santander]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Bank für Tirol und Vorarlberg]]
* {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Gazprombank|Bank GPB international]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bank of America|Bank of America Europe]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bank of China]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Bank of Finland]]
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Bank of Ireland]]
* {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Bank of Slovenia]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Bank of Åland]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Bankinter]]
* {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État]]
* {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Banque Internationale à Luxembourg]]
* {{flagicon|France}} {{ill|Michel Inchauspé{{!}}Banque Michel Inchauspé|fr|Michel Inchauspé}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Barclays]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belfius]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} {{ill|BFF Bank|de}}
* {{flagicon|Austria}} {{ill|BKS Bank|de}}
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[BNP Paribas Fortis]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} {{ill|Bonum Bank|fi|Bonum Pankki}}
* {{flagicon|France}} [[BPCE]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[BPER Banca]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[bpost]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[BRED Banque Populaire]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{ill|Caixa Central de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo|pt}}
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[CaixaBank]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Caja Laboral]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cassa di Risparmio di Fermo]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} {{ill|Cecabank|es}}
* {{flagicon|Finland}} {{ill|Säästöpankkien Keskuspankki{{!}}Central Bank of Savings Banks|fi|Säästöpankkien Keskuspankki}}
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Citibank|Citibank Europe]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Commerzbank]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Credito Emiliano]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Crédit Agricole]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Crédit Mutuel Arkéa]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Danske Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[De Nederlandsche Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Deutsche Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Deutsche Bundesbank]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[DNB ASA|DnB Bank Helsinki branch]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[DZ Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Elavon|Elavon Financial Services]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Erste Group Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Eurobank Ergasias]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} {{ill|Fondsdepot Bank|de}}
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Hellenic Bank]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[HSBC Bank Plc]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[HSBC Continental Europe]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[ING Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Intesa Sanpaolo]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Berenberg Bank|Joh. Berenberg, Gossler und Co.]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[JPMorgan Chase|JPMorgan Chase London Branch]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[KBC Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[KfW]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[La Banque postale]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Landesbank Baden-Württemberg]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Helaba|Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[LHV Pank|LHV Bank Ltd]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Lloyds Bank]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[MUFG|MUFG Bank Ltd]]
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[National Bank of Greece]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[National Westminster Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Nordea]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Oberbank]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Oesterreichische Nationalbank]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[OP Financial Group|OP Corporate Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[OTP Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Rabobank]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Raiffeisen Bank International]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Raiffeisen Landesbank Südtirol]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[S-Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Swiss Euro Clearing Bank]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Société Générale]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Sparekassen Sjælland]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Standard Chartered|Standard Chartered Bank AG]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Svenska Handelsbanken]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Swedbank]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Sydbank]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[UBS|UBS Europe SE]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Bank Austria|UniCredit Bank Austria AG]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[HypoVereinsbank|UniCredit Bank GmbH]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[UniCredit]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Wells Fargo|Wells Fargo UK]]
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==Leadership==

In 1986, the ABE-EBA appointed Gilbert Lichter as its secretary-general,<ref>{{cite web |website=wort.lu |title=Der Luxemburger Pionier des europäischen Geldverkehrs |url=https://www.wort.lu/wirtschaft/der-luxemburger-pionier-des-europaeischen-geldverkehrs/6537059.html |date={{date|2024/01/03}} |author=Thomas Klein}}</ref> a position he held until 1989 and again from 1992 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |website=LinkedIn |author=ABE-EBA |url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7133363599527276544/ |title=We are saddened to share that our former and longstanding Secretary General and CEO Gilbert Lichter passed away on 20 November 2023}}</ref> Since 2016, the secretary-general of the ABE-EBA has been Mr Thomas Egner.<ref>{{cite web |website=Fintech Finance News |url=https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/thomas-egner-to-take-office-as-new-secretary-general-of-the-euro-banking-association/ |date={{date|2015/11/18}} |title=Thomas Egner to take office as new Secretary General of the Euro Banking Association}}</ref>

== References ==
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