10th SEACEN-BOJ Intermediate Course on Payment and Settlement Systems for Emerging Economies

Venue :Singapore
Host Name :Monetary Authority of Singapore
Date From :26 Apr 2015
Date To :30 Apr 2015

Descriptions


This Course provides comprehensive knowledge in terms of risk, risk management and efficiency of core payment and settlement systems (retail payment systems and large value payment system). The Course will offer a more in-depth coverage on liquidity management in the real-time gross settlement system (RTGS), and a new case study on foreign exchange settlement risks and risk management. The focus of the retail payment systems module will be on issues of current concern, including role of nonbank players and retail payment system policy issues.

 
Target Group: Mid-level officers or technical staff, with at least 2 years working experience on payment and settlement operations, policy, oversight, risk profiling and management, or IT supervision. Participants should have basic knowledge of payment and settlement concepts and operations.

Objective


At the end of the Course, participants will be able to:

  • (i) explain the role of payment systems in financial stability and monetary policy;
  • (ii) identify major risks in core payment and settlement systems using country examples;
  • (iii) assess liquidity management options in the RTGS to enhance efficiency; and,
  • (iv) explain risk management measures, including central bank’ oversight and business continuity planning, based on international norms and best practices.

     

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Resource Person


Resource Speakers: The faculty of resource speakers will comprise a core group of experts from SEACEN member banks, central banks in the advanced economies, international standard setting bodies and international payment service providers (such as SWIFT and CLS).