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The European Commission today revealed its plans to revise the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation to bring much needed clarity about what can be considered a sustainable investment.
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How greenwashing, poor-quality products and bad advice are stopping consumers from investing sustainably.
Findings from an 11-country consumer survey on sustainable finance.
Findings from an 11-country consumer survey on sustainable finance.
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Despite keen consumer interest, greenwashing and poor-quality products are stopping consumers from investing sustainably according to a new survey BEUC published today. Accordingly, consumers find these products should be subject to stricter rules.
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The European Commission presented its Savings and Investment Union proposals today that should make it easier for consumers to invest and save for their retirement.
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The digital euro, if issued by the European Central Bank (ECB), would offer a public digital payment method for the euro area, alongside physical cash. As EU policymakers and the ECB continue developing its design, this survey aims to inform about consumer preferences related to digital payments across Europe.
To ensure the digital euro is successful, it has to be an attractive new payment option, that addresses consumers’ preferences and concerns when paying digitally. Existing studies, such as the ECB’s Study on the Payment Attitudes of Consumers in the Euro area, already identify key factors that would persuade consumers to try new payment solutions: higher security standards, ease of use, lower cost, more privacy, and speed.
This new survey (of 10,000 consumers in 10 eurozone countries) directly asks consumers what they expect from the digital euro and how they see the future of digital payments.
To ensure the digital euro is successful, it has to be an attractive new payment option, that addresses consumers’ preferences and concerns when paying digitally. Existing studies, such as the ECB’s Study on the Payment Attitudes of Consumers in the Euro area, already identify key factors that would persuade consumers to try new payment solutions: higher security standards, ease of use, lower cost, more privacy, and speed.
This new survey (of 10,000 consumers in 10 eurozone countries) directly asks consumers what they expect from the digital euro and how they see the future of digital payments.
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Consumers expect the digital euro to be safe and reliable, easy to use, and free according to a new BEUC survey.
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Payments are part of consumers’ everyday lives – whether paying with cash, cards, mobile apps, or online. As payments become increasingly digital, they bring convenience but also new risks, especially fraud. Consumers currently bear 86% of losses from fraudulent credit transfers, as existing rules under the Payment Services Directive no longer cover how fraud happens today. The new PSR needs to ensure a fairer share of liability to better protect consumers.
This two-pager summarises BEUC’s main recommendations for trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposed Payment Services Regulation (PSR).
This two-pager summarises BEUC’s main recommendations for trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposed Payment Services Regulation (PSR).
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This document sets out what it is important to get right from a consumer perspective in the EU’s Omnibus Regulation to ensure consumers can still invest sustainably. BEUC advocates for simplification without de-regulation. This can be achieved by addressing redundancies and inconsistencies between different pieces of legislation and by creating a single reporting standard for non-listed SMEs.