Payment and Settlement Systems of the CBRT Elvan GÖÇMEN ERTEM Payment Systems Department Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Experts Workshop on Payment Systems and Capacity Building in OIC Member Countries September 26, 2010
Flow of the presentation 1. Payment Systems in Turkey 2. Payment System of the CBRT: TIC-RTGS 3. Oversight of TIC-RTGS 2
Payment Systems in Turkey OPERATION TRANSFER SETTLEMENT STOCK EXCHANGE (ISE) CREDIT CARDS CHECKS LARGE VALUE PAYMENTS RETAIL PAYMENTS Takasbank (Netting) BKM (Netting) BTOM (Netting) TIC-RTGS C E N T R A L B A N K ISE PRIMARY MARKET OPERATIONS Takasbank (Netting) TIC-ESTS Public payments KEÖS 3 SECONDARY MARKET OPERATIONS AUCTION BIDS TIC-RTGS & ESTS Ministry of Finance & Treasury Expense Offices
Flow of the presentation 1. Payment Systems in Turkey 2. Payment System of the CBRT: TIC-RTGS 3. Oversight of TIC-RTGS 4
Payment System of the CBRT: TIC-RTGS TIC-RTGS: Owned and operated by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) High value interbank payments, CBRT money market transfers, retail payments Operational since... April 1992 (1 st generation)... April 2000 (2 nd generation) Electronic Securities Transfer and Settlement System (for government bills & treasury bonds) TIC-ESTS... October 2000 Integrated systems (DvP) and a common interface TIC RTGS & ESTS System 5
1 st and 2 nd Generations... APRIL 1992 TIC-RTGS 1 st Generation Direct Crediting APRIL 2000 TIC-RTGS 2 nd Generation Direct Crediting Disaster Centre Central Queuing Funds Management Direct Debiting Phased closure of operations Message Bulking OCTOBER 2000 TIC-ESTS Electronic Securities Transfer & Settlement System Real time DVP 6
System Overview Bank A Bank B TIC-NET Message switching Funds settlement TIC-SWITCH Securities settlement TIC-RTGS TIC-ESTS TIC CENTRE 7
System Overview (cont.d) Branch network Participant Relay Computer Main Frame Computer RC... RC Bank A TICNET Bank Z TIC-SWITCH TIC-SWITCH TIC-RTGS TIC-ESTS TIC-RTGS TIC-ESTS Primary Centre Disaster Centre 8
Risk Management in TIC-RTGS Legal Risk Roles and responsibilities of the parties are defined in Operational Rulebook Settlement finality rules Credit Risk RTGS model no credit risk Liquidity Risk Online balance and message inquiry, queuing, funds management facilities Gridlock resolution facility Collateralised intraday credit facility 9 Operational Risk No single point of failure within system components (Disaster Centre, back-ups) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan Planned inter-site switch-over tests with participants
Volume of Transactions in TIC-RTGS Daily peak: 1,179,004 messages (1,176,210 payments) Daily averages 2010: 549,470 messages 2009: 514,187 messages (Million messages) 77.7 94.2 107.2 120.1 130.1 142 49 Sep-Dec. estimation 59.6 35.0 43.9 93 0.5 1.6 2.6 4.2 6.6 10.2 13.1 16.4 22.8 26.7 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 10
Value of Transactions in TIC-RTGS (Trillion USD) 16.89 16.07 Daily peak: 100.51 USD billions Daily averages 2010: 65.0 USD billions 10.53 13.89 15.24 5.08 Sep-Dec. estimation 2009: 60.2 USD billions 5.81 10.99 0.65 0.64 0.24 3.05 1.72 1.98 2.45 2.21 0.99 1.21 0.82 3.12 3.99 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 11 2008 2010
Flow of the presentation 1. Payment Systems in Turkey 2. Payment System of the CBRT: TIC-RTGS 3. Oversight of TIC-RTGS 12
Oversight of TIC-RTGS Source of function Contractual, 1992 Regulatory, 2001 Participation Contract and Operational Rules: - a special agreement between the CBRT and the participants - the participants to comply with the operational rules - Operational Rule Book defines the roles and responsibilities of the parties involved in the system, including the CBRT CBRT Law: (Law No. 1211, enacted in 2001) authorizes the CBRT - to establish payment and securities settlement systems, - to set forth regulations to ensure the uninterrupted operation and supervision of the systems, - to determine the methods and instruments including electronic environment for payments. 13
Oversight of TIC-RTGS (cont.d) Objective Smooth, secure and efficient functioning of the system Mitigation of risks Instruments Regulation, regular monitoring and reporting, active dialogue and cooperation with banks and the Banks Association of Turkey Criteria Core Principles for the SIPS (CPSS, 2001) Assessment and Reporting Yearly reports by the CBRT s Payment System Department Assessment against Core Principles of the CPSS by the FSAP Mission (2006-2007) 14
Compliance of TIC-RTGS with the CPs The business and technical architectures that underpin the operation of TIC-RTGS are sound and similar to world class arrangements. Assessment of Observance of CPSS Core Principles & CPSS-IOSCO Recommendations, par. 19, p. 9 In general the payment and settlement systems are technically efficient and reliable, and are supported by an appropriate regulatory framework and effective oversight. Turkey: Financial Stability Assessment, par. 145, p. 59 Core Principle FSAP Assessment I Well-founded legal basis Observed II Understanding Financial Risks Observed III Management of Financial Risks Observed IV Prompt Final Settlement Observed V Settlement in Multilateral Net Systems - VI Settlement Assets Observed VII Security and Operational Reliability Observed VIII Practicality and Efficiency Observed IX Access Criteria Observed X Governance Observed 15
For More Information... TIC-RTGS & ESTS web site eft.tcmb.gov.tr BIS web site (www.bis.org/publ/cpss80.htm) - Payment Systems of Turkey (Red Book) 16
Thank you!.. CBRT Head Office, Ankara 17