Payments & Settlement Systems
Payments and settlement systems covers the infrastructure through which money moves, including real-time gross settlement systems, national payment switches, automated clearing houses, card and instant payment schemes, and mobile-money platforms.
- Indicators
- 3
- Leaders
- 10placeholder ratings
- Like it
- 8capabilities
- Developments
- 1
What Payments & Settlement Systems is, and how it is measured
Payments and settlement systems covers the infrastructure through which money moves, including real-time gross settlement systems, national payment switches, automated clearing houses, card and instant payment schemes, and mobile-money platforms.
Indicators
- Real-time payment transaction volume
- Payment system availability and uptime
- Settlement value processed to GDP
The nations that lead in Payments & Settlement Systems
These ratings stand in until the capability is rated.
| # | Nation | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | AAA |
| 2 | Japan | AA |
| 3 | South Korea | AA |
| 4 | India | A |
| 5 | China | A |
| 6 | Israel | A |
| 7 | Singapore | BBB |
| 8 | Denmark | BBB |
| 9 | Finland | BB |
| 10 | Switzerland | BB |
The capabilities most like Payments & Settlement Systems
- Postal & Parcel0.07
Likeness, from 0 to 1, as the Atlas measures it.
How Payments & Settlement Systems came to be
- Economy
Historical Developments
Oldest first2003
STEP2 launched as an upgraded pan-European automated clearing house processing euro payments
STEP2 was introduced as an upgrade in 2003, operating as a clearing house dedicated exclusively to euro-denominated transactions. It became the only pan-European automated clearing house (PE-ACH) in operation, consolidating cross-border retail euro clearing within a single infrastructure.
Recent Developments
Most recent firstNo developments have been recorded for the current period yet.