Real-time gross settlement (RTGS)
Podcast: Payment networks of the future
How central banks can ensure consumers get the most out of new payment infrastructure
BoE permits cloud usage to support ISO 20022 migration
Cloud usage must be “controlled” and not risk wider payments ecosystem, BoE report says
Payments Benchmarks 2021 report – executive summary
Insights into staffing, mandates, oversight and RTGS management
Payments Benchmarks 2021 report – looking forward to a digital future
Benchmarking data offer insights on mandates, staffing structure, oversight of payment services, and RTGS design and management
Majority of retail payment systems lack real-time processing and settlement
Over half of RPSs in emerging market economies were owned by central banks
Somalia re-launches payments system after three decades of absence
World Bank played key role in restoring system to war-torn country, governor tells Central Banking
Jamaica ‘mints’ first units of digital currency
Central bank kicks off pilot exercise with limited issuance of currency to banks and payments firms
Half of central banks surveyed experienced RTGS outages last year
Most reported operating one contingency site
Waller ‘highly sceptical’ Fed needs a CBDC
Existing and planned payments system upgrades appear sufficient, governor says
Central banks split on non-bank access to RTGS systems
Benefits of innovation must be weighed against risks of financial instability
Report finds major failings in eurozone’s RTGS management
ECB-commissioned Deloitte inquiry into system failures recommends series of reforms
Malaysia and Thailand launch real-time cross-border payments
Central banks reach milestone for Asean payment connectivity plan
CBDC: the case for ‘wait and see’
Despite growing interest, some central banks are staying out of the digital currency game
UAE’s central bank connects RTGS system to Swift tool
New initiative allows participants to monitor progress of transactions in real time
BoE broadens access to RTGS with ‘omnibus’ account model
Accounts will allow payment system operators to ‘pool’ client funds for transfers in central bank money
RBI to give some non-banks access to payments systems
Indian central bank to allow non-bank payment service providers to use payments architecture
Payments and market infrastructure development – retail: Central Bank of Hungary
Strict implementation rules and unique operational setup supported e-payments shift during pandemic
Fed’s ‘operational error’ disrupts key payment services
Fedwire, ACH and other transfer systems suspended for several hours
Kenneth Montgomery on the Fed’s progress with instant payments
The FedNow project leader explains how the US will develop ubiquitous, real-time payments
Paper presents real-time bank stress measurement tool
Bank of Italy paper can measure deposit flows using RTGS data, researcher says
UK’s New Payment Architecture brings ‘unacceptably high risks’ – regulator
Payments regulator warns new platform may be too costly and could quash competition
Danish central bank moves closer to Target settlement systems
National Bank of Denmark applies to use T2 RTGS system and may start using Tips
ECB announces independent inquiry into Target2 outage
Main findings on RTGS failure will be published by second quarter of next year, ECB says
Vocalink to provide Canada’s real-time payments infrastructure
Mastercard company wins contract to provide infrastructure and support services for “real-time rail”