European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum

What European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum does

The European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF) is a not-for-profit association established under Belgian law (ASBL) in May 2000 and headquartered at Rond Point Schuman 2-4, 1040 Brussels. Its sole function is to facilitate and strengthen the exchange of information on financial services and Europe's financial markets between the financial industry and Members of the European Parliament. It does not develop technology products; rather, it operates as a convening platform, organizing monthly policy debates, educational seminars, and networking events typically held in Brussels in proximity to the European Parliament, supported by briefing papers and published video interviews with MEPs and industry leaders.

The organization is governed by a Steering Committee of 20 MEPs spanning EPP, ECR, Greens, Renew Europe and S&D political groups, alongside a Board of Directors and a Financial Industry Committee drawn from its members. Approximately 45-57 financial industry members participate, including major European and global institutions such as BlackRock, Allianz, BBVA, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Société Générale, Visa, ICMA, EFAMA and Euroclear. Five observer organizations — BEUC, Better Finance, Finance Watch, SMEunited and BusinessEurope — also participate to provide consumer, SME and broader business perspectives. The secretariat is operated by Kreab under Board oversight, and the website is maintained by SKINN.

EPFSF's revenue model is straightforward and entirely membership-driven. Annual contributions are set at €8,000 per financial industry member by the General Assembly, with a per-member cap of €20,000. The organization maintains a financial reserve equivalent to six months of expenditures and is registered in the EU Transparency Register. Eligibility is statutorily limited to EU/EFTA entities (Article 7.1). Upcoming programming includes a 20th Anniversary & Annual Reception scheduled for September 2026, themed "Shaping Europe's Strategic Future in a Fragmented World."

Name

European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum

Legal name

European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF)

Website

https://epfsf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF) is a Brussels-based not-for-profit association that convenes monthly events, policy debates and briefing papers to facilitate dialogue between Members of the European Parliament and the European financial services industry, funded by ~€8,000/year membership contributions from 45-57 industry members.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The forum is financed by annual membership fees from financial industry members, set at €8,000 per year by the General Assembly. Maximum annual dues per member are capped at €20,000.

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Core offering

EPFSF is a Brussels-based non-profit forum that facilitates and strengthens the exchange of information on financial services and Europe's financial markets between Members of the European Parliament and the financial services industry. It organizes monthly policy debates, educational seminars, networking luncheons, and an annual reception, and publishes briefing papers to support informed legislative discussion. Members pay annual contributions to participate in the dialogue through the Financial Industry Committee, Board of Directors, and Steering Committee structure.

Product overview

The European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF) is a not-for-profit organization under Belgian law (ASBL) that serves as a forum for dialogue between Members of the European Parliament and the financial services industry. Rather than offering commercial technology products, EPFSF facilitates regular events, educational seminars, policy-focused debates, and provides briefing papers to support informed discussion on financial services policy matters. The organization does not provide software products, platforms, or digital tools for external use.

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Products and services

• Financial Industry Membership Annual membership for European financial service providers and industry associations, giving them access to monthly events, the Financial Industry Committee, the Board of Directors, and the ability to contribute speakers, briefing papers, and the programme of events. Priced at €8,000 per year per member, capped at €20,000 per member annually. Approximately 45-57 active members including EBF, EFAMA, BBVA, BlackRock, Euroclear, ICMA, Insurance Europe, Société Générale, and others.
• Monthly Policy Events and Luncheons Monthly policy debates, educational seminars, and networking luncheons held in Brussels at the European Parliament and other venues, bringing together MEPs, their assistants, Parliament committee staff, European Commission officials, and Financial Industry Committee members. Priority attendance is given to MEPs followed by Financial Industry Committee members. A representative example is the 20th Anniversary & Annual Reception scheduled for 2026-09-29.
• Briefing Papers on Financial Services Policy Substantive briefing papers drafted by financial industry members and the Financial Industry Committee to inform MEPs and other participants on financial services policy issues, supporting fact-based legislative discussion. Published on the EPFSF website alongside event agendas and member information.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Kreab (Secretariat Provider)coreOthers · 1 May 2000The secretariat is provided by Kreab, which handles the practical organization of forum events and day-to-day management of the forum and its committees under instructions of the Financial Industry Committee and the Board of Directors Chair.
• BEUC – The European Consumers' OrganisationsupportingOthersObserver organization invited to join forum events to guarantee open and balanced discussion representing consumer interests.
• Better Finance – The European Federation of Financial Services UserssupportingOthersObserver organization invited to join forum events to represent financial services users in policy discussions.
• Finance Watch – Association dedicated to making finance serve societysupportingOthersObserver organization participating in forum events to provide consumer/end-user perspective on financial services policy.
• SMEunited – The European Association for Craft, Small and Medium-sized EnterprisessupportingOthersObserver organization representing SME interests in forum discussions on financial services policy.
• BusinessEurope – The voice of European BusinesssupportingOthersObserver organization representing business interests in forum events and policy discussions on financial services.

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Direct peers

• Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME): AFME is a pan-European trade association for capital-market participants that engages with EU policymakers on financial-services regulation; it is an EPFSF member and operates a similar Brussels-based industry-Parliamentary dialogue model, making it the closest direct comparable.
• Insurance Europe: Insurance Europe is the European insurance industry's trade association and sits on the EPFSF Board of Directors; it pursues the same function — bridging EU policymakers and industry — at a sectoral level for insurance, making it a directly comparable peer.
• ICMA (International Capital Market Association): ICMA represents participants in the international capital markets and is an EPFSF Board member; it runs a similar dialogue-and-events program in Brussels alongside its standards-setting work, providing a directly comparable association peer.
• European Banking Federation (EBF): EBF represents the European banking sector in dialogue with EU institutions and currently chairs the EPFSF Financial Industry Committee; it is a directly comparable industry-association peer with a similar Brussels-centric advocacy and policy-engagement focus.
• ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association): ISDA is an EPFSF member that represents the derivatives industry and runs its own Brussels engagement program with EU institutions; it is a directly comparable association peer with a similar cross-Atlantic dialogue model.
• EFAMA (European Fund and Asset Management Association): EFAMA is the representative body for the European investment-management industry and serves as Vice-Chair of the EPFSF Financial Industry Committee; it offers a directly comparable model of facilitating dialogue between asset managers and EU policymakers.

Broad incumbents

• BusinessEurope: BusinessEurope is the leading business-federation interlocutor with EU institutions across all sectors, including financial services; as an EPFSF observer, it is a broader incumbent that overlaps with EPFSF's industry-Parliamentary dialogue at a wider scope.

Emerging players

• Better Finance for All: Better Finance is a European federation of financial-services users that participates in EU policy debates; as an EPFSF observer it operates in the same Brussels policy-dialogue space, complementing EPFSF's industry perspective with a retail-investor lens.
• Finance Watch: Finance Watch is an independent public-interest advocacy group that engages EU policymakers on financial regulation; it is an EPFSF observer and overlaps with EPFSF's remit on the consumer-protection side of EU financial dialogue.
• BEUC (European Consumers' Organisation): BEUC is the Brussels-based European consumer advocacy confederation that regularly engages with EU policymakers on financial-services policy; as an EPFSF observer, it operates in an overlapping policy-dialogue space with a different stakeholder angle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/epfsf_eu

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Profiles5 records

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