En 2004, la Commission a chargé un consultant indépendant, Retail Banking Research Ltd, de rédiger une étude, intitulée Regulation 2560/2001: study of competition for cross-border payment services («Règlement 2560/2001: étude sur la concurrence dans le domaine des services de paiements transfrontaliers»).
In 2004 the Commission tasked an independent consultant, Retail Banking Research Ltd, to prepare a report entitled Regulation 2560/2001: study of competition for cross-border payment services.