Payments Week 2005

Madrid, Spain. June 20th-24th, 2005.

The Payments Week 2005 was hosted by the Banco de España, from June 20th-24th, 2005 in Madrid, Spain. Other sponsors were CEMLA, the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the World Bank.

In addition, the Banco de España organized a visit-workshop to its payment systems on the week of June 27.

Selected Presentations

CPSS Report: New Developments in Large-Value Payments Systems
Daniell Heller. Swiss National Bank.

Financial Sector Assessment Program
Jan Woltjer. International Monetary Fund

General Guidance for Payment System Development
Sean O'Connor. Bank of Canada

International Remittance Systems
Massimo Cirasino (The World Bank) y Marc Hollanders (CPSS Secretariat)

Liquidity, Fees, and Monetary Policy on the Colombian RTGS
Joaquín Bernal y Carolina Merlano, Banco de la República, Colombia.
(Available only in Spanish)

Main Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mario Guadamillas, Massimo Cirasino, José Antonio García y Fernando Montes-Negret. The World Bank

Payment and Settlement Systems in Spain
Francisco Linares y Jesús Pérez Bonilla. Banco de España

Report on CPSS Activities and Future Plans
Benjamín Hanssens. CPSS Secretariat.

Retail Payment Systems in Brazil
José Antonio Marciano, Banco Central do Brasil.

Status Report on the WHFP Status of Regional Initiatives
Massimo Cirasino y José Antonio García. The World Bank

Advanced Legal Issues related to Securities Settlement
Iñigo de la Lastra. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, España. (Available only in Spanish)

The European Payment Landscape: TARGET2 and SEPA
Roberto España y Sergio Gorjón. Banco de España.

The impact of innovative payment instruments: What to do?
Sergio Gorjón. Banco de España