Payment Systems Worldwide

"Payment Systems Worldwide: a Snapshot. Outcomes of the Global Payment Systems Survey 2010" presents the results of the second survey among national central banks that collected information on the status of national payment and securities settlement systems worldwide. Prepared by a team of experts within the Payment Systems Development Group (PSDG), this survey covers 139 countries.

Areas covered by the survey include: i) Legal and Regulatory Framework; ii) Large-Value Funds Transfer Systems; iii) Retail Payment Systems; iv) Foreign Exchange Settlement Systems; v) Cross-border payments and remittances; vi) Securities Settlement Systems; vii) Payment System Oversight Function and Cooperation; and, viii) Planned and On-going Reforms to the National Payments System.

As in the 2008 iteration, the 2010 Survey provides a snapshot of the payment and securities settlement systems in both advanced and emerging economies. The outcomes of this survey are expected to guide reform efforts in the payment system arena both nationally and globally.

Payment Systems Worldwide Global Payment Systems Survey 2010 and Appendix: country-by-country answers to the questions included in the survey.

See also: Survey 2008 and Appendix.