CPSS History

CPSS Publications

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) serves as a forum for central banks to monitor and analyse developments in domestic payment, clearing and settlement systems as well as in cross-border and multicurrency settlement schemes. This note reviews the history and organisation of the CPSS, the Committee's standard-setting activities and the analytical reports published by the CPSS.

A. History, organisation, cooperation

B. Standard-setting activities

1. Core principles for systemically important payment systems
2. Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems
3. Recommendations for central counterparties

C. Analytical and policy reports

1. Payment systems: general issues
2. Large-value payment systems
3. Retail payment instruments and systems
4. Securities clearing and settlement systems
5. Foreign exchange settlement
6. Clearing and settlement arrangements for derivatives transactions

D. Other work