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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published on 18 July 2018 its final Guidelines on fraud reporting under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). These Guidelines were developed by the EBA in close cooperation with the European Central Bank (ECB) and several European Central Banks and are addressed to payment service providers and competent authorities. They are aimed at enhancing the security of retail payments in the EU. 

In the first half of 2018, the Bundesbank recorded approximately 31,100 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €1.8 million. The number of counterfeits fell by 6.2 % compared with the second half of 2017. Statistically, this equates to around seven counterfeit banknotes for every 10,000 inhabitants per year