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Bank of Canada Review
Autumn 2003
Index of Working Papers | Index of Technical Reports| Title | Developments, Issues, and Initiatives in Retail Payments |
| Author(s) | Sean O'Connor |
| Type | Bank of Canada Review article |
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Date of publication |
Autumn 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract |
Innovations in basic information technologies, in payment applications, and in the availability of global markets, as well as substantial changes in financial sector policy, have fundamentally changed how the retail payments system in Canada operates. Principally, the volume and types of electronic payments have grown, and there is increased participation by diverse groups of financial and non-financial institutions as providers of retail payment services. The resulting policy problem for payment systems is how best to benefit from efficiency gains while managing payment risks.
O'Connor examines the effect of the technological and legislative changes and the initiatives developed by the public and private sectors in such areas as the market arrangements for services; customer risks and costs for settling large-value retail payments; the security of payment information and the efficiency with which it is transmitted; and the effects of differing regulatory regimes on competition among providers of retail payment services. |
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Bank topic index |
Payments, Clearing and Settlement Systems; Financial Services |
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JEL classification |
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