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The National Payments Implementation Programme (NPIP) was established jointly by IPSO and the Government to deliver a more efficient and cost-effective payments environment in Ireland.

 

Electronic payments are used considerably less in Ireland than in most other EU countries. A significant shift to electronic payments from the current high levels of cash and cheques could realise benefits to the order of one billion euro per annum. These savings should lead to lower charges for payments for consumers and businesses alike, ultimately facilitating more competitively priced goods and services.

 

Further benefits would include:

• A greater choice of fast, secure and convenient payment services such as contactless and mobile payments
• A reduced need to carry cash
• The ability to make personal payments, as well as pay for goods and services, using only a mobile phone
• The ability to make payments to anywhere in the EU as easily as within Ireland
• Secure online and mobile payment services
• Access to all citizens

Please go to the NPIP section for more detailed information on the National Payments Implementation Programme.