EPC 342 - 08 v16.0.1 - Issued 24 June 2026 SITG-Consulting Review & Dissection A MUST READ FOR ANY EUROPEAN PAYMENT PROVIDER The European Payments Council has released #EPC342‑08v16.0.1, its 2026 update on cryptographic algorithm usage and key‑management practices. This deck provides SITG-Consulting independent review and dissection of the document - what it gets right, where it stops, and the enterprise‑level gaps it leaves unaddressed. Necessary, but not sufficient. This is