Payment services, cash withdrawals and estimate of the shadow economy: an inquiry on the Italian case - Abstract This paper contributes to the debate on the assessment of the size of the shadow economy within the Currency Demand Approach (CDA), answering to the following question: are the...

The paper discusses the interrelationships between payments system reform and monetary policy implementation in selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The reforms in the payments system are viewed as closely interrelated with the development of money and foreign exchange markets and...

This paper assesses the impact of introducing an efficient payment system on the amount of credit provided by the banking system. Using payment system reforms in Eastern European countries over the 1995–2005 period as a natural experiment, we find evidence that payments reforms were an...

The decision to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is part of the new challenges that central banks are facing as technology keeps moving. The e-Peso pilot plan, implemented between 2017 and 2018, could provide some key findings for central banks. In this sense, we can learn seven...

This paper highlights the Saudi Arabia’s Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems Core Principles for systemically important payment systems. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) is working to establish its payment system oversight function...

This paper examines oversight issues that underlie the potential growth and risks in mobile payments. International experience suggests that financial authorities can develop effective oversight frameworks for new payment methods to safeguard public confidence and financial stability by...

Magistrinio darbo tema – Finansiniai e. atsiskaitymai verslo įmonių finansinėje veikloje.Darbo tikslas – išanalizuoti verslo įmonių finansinius atsiskaitymus bei pateikti rekomendacijas dėl vieningos atsiskaitymo sistemos ES šalyse.Informacinių technologijų augimo tendencija bei...

We show that payment system data can help predict economic activity in Denmark by employing mixed-data sampling (MIDAS) regression methods to forecast quarterly macroeconomic variables using high-frequency data. Among a set of frequently used predictors of economic activity, payment system data...

Retail shops incentive contactless transactions during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Customers are asked to pay cashless to prevent contagion. Traditionally, there are large differences in the extent and acceptance of non-cash payments among nations. This paper analyzes empirically the...

In this paper we consider the relative merits of net versus gross settlement of interbank payments. Net settlement economizes on the costs of holding non-interest-bearing reserves but increases moral hazard problems. The "put option" value of default under net settlement can also distort banks'...