Real-time refers to the exchange, clearing and settlement processes that take place instantaneously or no longer than one minute. Near-real time is used to describe processes that take place in under three minutes (but longer than one minute).
An entity (typically a public or government entity) with authority to define policy and supervise a particular business activity through the making and enforcement of standards and rules.
The portion of an invoice or the electronic data submitted to the payor's FI by the payor, along with payment, and which becomes a credit item representing value when exchanged by the payor's financial institution.
Retail payments are mainly consumer payments of relatively low value and urgency.
A form of an image printout that meets the specifications in Standard 013 and which may be used for the purpose of return in accordance with Rule A10.
A routing number identifies the financial institution and the branch to which a payment item is directed. Along with the account number, it is essential for delivering payments through the clearing system. In Canada, there are two formats for routing numbers: one for electronic payment items and one for paper payment items.
In Real Time Gross Systems, each payment is settled individually as soon as the transfer order is submitted and accepted for settlement.
A settlement system which couples final and irrevocable transactions with a DNS process, to emulate an RTGS experience for users. As a DNS system settlement is delayed to allow for netting of transactions across participants.
An RTGS that utilizes a central queue to rapidly off-set transactions between participants, to lower the collateral required to settle each transaction, over what would be needed if each transactions were settled on a real-time basis.
Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is a payment-integration initiative of the European Union for simplification of bank transfers denominated in euro.
An act that discharges obligations in respect of funds between two or more parties. For ACSS, it means the payment of clearing balances.
An account which is established and maintained by each direct clearer, at the Bank of Canada, or by each indirect clearer with its clearing agent(s), for the purpose of settlement.