Staff discussion papers

Clearing and Settlement Systems from Around the World: A Qualitative Analysis

Staff Discussion Paper 2016-14 Michael Tompkins, Ariel Olivares
As Canada continues to engage in a dialogue to develop the approach to modernizing its core payment systems, we analyze the core payment systems that exist in countries around the world. We study payment systems in 27 jurisdictions, encompassing a broad range of geographic regions, through three levels of analysis.

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Bank publications

The Economy, Plain and Simple


Journal publications

  • Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (as member of the Working Group on Retail Payments), “Cross border retail payments” (February 2018).