Technical paper/Payments
The global network of payment flows
This paper considers a network of cross-border SWIFT message flows where nodes are the countries in which the sending and receiving banks are domiciled. The authors analyze how the payment flows reflect or predict various aspects of the real economies.
Faster payments in Denmark
A number of countries are introducing faster settlement of retail payments due to increasing consumer demand.
Inferring unsecured interbank loans and interest rates from interbank payments: an evaluation
We investigate whether overnight unsecured interbank loans and interest rates can be reliably inferred at the market and bank level from central banks’ interbank payments data.
The impact of retail payment innovations on cash usage
This study examines the effect of retail payment innovations on the use of cash at the point of sale.