Central bank payment system information

This list provides links to:

CPSS/BIS publications on payment systems for particular countries. "Red Book" and "Green Book" refer to BIS/CPSS publications on "Payment systems in....", as detailed in our list of publications; "Yellow Book" refers to reports published under the auspices of CEMLA and the World Bank within the Western Hemisphere Payments and Securities Clearance and Settlement Initiative; "EMEAP Red Book" to the reports on "Payment systems in EMEAP economies" by the EMEAP working group on Payment and Settlement Systems; "Silver Book" to reports published under the auspices of the World Bank under the Commonwealth of Independent States Payment and Securities Settlement Initiative, and "Blue Book" to the relevant publications by the European Central Bank. Dates in brackets refer to the year of publication.
Central bank webpages dedicated exclusively to central bank payment systems and/or related regional payment system initiatives or central bank pages that include payment system information together with information on other areas.

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Africa
America/Caribbean
Asia/Pacific
Middle East/Arab Peninsula
Europe

Countries and regional institutions	Publication (text)	Statistical tables	Link to payment system pages of the relevant institution
Africa
Angola	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)		National Bank of Angola (Payment Systems: Portuguese)
Benin			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
Botswana	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)
Burkina Faso			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
Côte d'Ivoire			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
Guinea-Bissau			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
Kenya			Central Bank of Kenya (Cheque Clearing in Kenya)
Lesotho	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)
Malawi	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)
Mali			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
Mauritius	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)		Bank of Mauritius (Mauritius Automated Clearing & Settlement System - MACSS)
Mozambique	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)
Namibia	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)
Niger			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
Senegal			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
South Africa	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	South African Reserve Bank (National Payment System)
Tanzania	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)		Bank of Tanzania (National Payment System (NPS))
Togo			Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) (Payment System integration)
Tunisia			Central Bank of Tunisia (Development of electronic money in Tunisia) (Brochures)
Zambia	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)		Bank of Zambia (National Payments System) (Clearing Periods for Cheques)
Zimbabwe	"Green Book" country chapter (1999)		Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Payment Systems)
SADC	"Green Book" (1999)		Southern African Development Community (Payment System Project)
America/Caribbean	(back to the top)
Argentina	"Yellow Book" (2000) "Libro Amarillo" (2000)
Brazil	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Central Bank of Brazil
Canada	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Bank of Canada (Discussion Papers of the Payment Systems Advisory Committee) (Implementing monetary policy in the Large Value Transfer System environment) (Guideline Related to Bank of Canada Oversight Activities under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act) (Payments, Clearing and Settlements Systems)
Chile	"Yellow Book" (2000) "Libro Amarillo" (2000)
Colombia	"Yellow Book" (2001) "Libro Amarillo" (2001)		Bank of the Republic (Operations: Spanish)
Costa Rica	"Yellow Book" (2002) "Libro Amarillo" (2002)
Dominican Republic	"Yellow Book" (2003) "Libro Amarillo" (2003)
Eastern Caribbean Currency Union	"Yellow Book" (Consultative report, 2004)
Ecuador	"Yellow Book" (2002) "Libro Amarillo" (2002)
El Salvador	"Yellow Book" (2000)
Mexico	"Red Book" country chapter (2011) "Yellow Book" (2003) "Libro Amarillo" (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Bank of Mexico (LVTS Statistics) (Payment Systems)
Peru	"Yellow Book" (2000) "Libro Amarillo" (2000) Addendum 2002 (Spanish only)
Trinidad and Tobago	"Yellow Book" (2000) "Libro Amarillo" (2000)
United States	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Washington) (Federal Reserve's Key Policies for the provision of Financial Services) (Fedwire) (Payment System Risk) Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Payments Systems)
Venezuela	"Yellow Book" (2002) "Libro Amarillo" (2002)
CEMLA			Centre for Latin American Monetary Studies (Payment Systems)
Asia/Pacific	(back to the top)
Australia	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country statistics chapter (2011)	Reserve Bank of Australia (Payments System)
Azerbaijan	"Silver Book" (2006)
Georgia	"Silver Book" (2005)		National Bank of Georgia (Payment System)
Hong Kong	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Real Time Gross Settlement System) (US Dollar Clearing System)
India	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Reserve Bank of India (Payment Systems in India) (Electronic Clearing Service)
Japan	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Bank of Japan (Payment Systems)
Kazakhstan	"Silver Book" (2006)
Korea	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	EMEAP Red Book Country Chapter (2002) "Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	The Bank of Korea (Payment System)
New Zealand			Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Payment & Clearing Services) (The policy implications of electronic payments)
Singapore	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Monetary Authority of Singapore (Payment and Settlement Systems)
Thailand			Bank of Thailand (Payment Systems)
Middle East/Arab Peninsula	(back to the top)
Israel	"Red Book" (2000)		Bank of Israel (Payment and settlement systems in Israel)
Lebanon	"Red Book" (1998)		Central Bank of Lebanon (Exchange & Payment Systems)
Qatar			Qatar Central Bank (NAPS)
Saudi Arabia	"Red Book" (1996)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (National Payment Systems)
Europe	(back to the top)
Armenia			Central Bank of Armenia (Payment System)
Austria		"Blue Book": see European Union
Belarus	"Red Book"(2001)
Belgium	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book": see European Union	National Bank of Belgium (Payment Systems)
Bulgaria	"Blue Book" country chapter (2002)	"Blue Book": see European Union	Bulgarian National Bank (Payment Systems)
Croatia			Croatian National Bank (The beginning of the operation of the National Clearing System, February 5, 2001)
Cyprus		"Blue Book": see European Union
Czech Republic	"Red Book" (1997) "Blue Book" (1999)	"Blue Book": see European Union	Czech National Bank (Payment Systems)
Denmark		"Blue Book": see European Union	National Bank of Denmark (Payment Systems) (More about payment systems) (Report and Accounts 2002 - Payment Systems)
Estonia		"Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of Estonia (Payment and Settlement System Performance)
European Union	"Blue Book" (accession countries, 2002) "Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book" December 2006 (2005 figures)	European Central Bank (TARGET)
Finland		"Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of Finland (Payment systems) (Securities settlement systems) (Bank of Finland Discussion Papers)
France	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of France (Banking & financial info) (Overseeing safety & efficiency of Payment Systems)
Germany	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book": see European Union	Deutsche Bundesbank (Payment Systems) (RTGSplus)
Greece		"Blue Book": see European Union
Hungary		"Blue Book": see European Union	National Bank of Hungary (The Payment Card Business in Hungary (1999))
Ireland		"Blue Book": see European Union
Italy	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of Italy (Other publications)
Latvia	"Blue Book" Chapter 2002	"Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of Latvia (Payment and Settlement Systems)
Lithuania		"Blue Book": see European Union
Luxembourg		"Blue Book": see European Union	Central Bank of Luxembourg (Payment and security settlement systems)
Macedonia			National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (Payments Systems in Macedonia)
Malta		"Blue Book": see European Union
Netherlands	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book": see European Union	Netherlands Bank (Betalingsverkeer) Dutch
Norway	"Red Book" (1995)		Central Bank of Norway (Report on Payment Systems)
Poland	"Blue Book" Chapter 2002 (compressed .zip file)	"Blue Book": see European Union	National Bank of Poland (Payment system in Poland)
Portugal		"Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of Portugal (Payment systems)
Romania		"Blue Book": see European Union
Russia	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Payments System)
Serbia	"Red Book" (2007)
Slovakia		"Blue Book": see European Union	National Bank of Slovakia (The Slovak Interbank Payment System)
Slovenia		"Blue Book": see European Union
Spain	"Blue Book" country chapter 2001 (English) "Blue Book" country chapter 2001(Spanish)	"Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of Spain (Payment systems (English) (Payment systems (Spanish)
Sweden	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book": see European Union	Sveriges Riksbank (Payment system)
Switzerland	"Red Book" country chapter (2011)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Swiss National Bank (Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC))
Turkey	"Red Book" (2007)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)	Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (Payment Systems)
Ukraine			National Bank of Ukraine (Payment System)
United Kingdom	"Red Book" country chapter (2003)	"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012) "Blue Book": see European Union	Bank of England (Payments System) (Oversight of Payment Systems) (Payment Systems -CCBS Handbook)
CPSS		"Red Book" country chapter statistics (2012)
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