T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
«Hong Kong SAR»
 Year
« ‹ 2012 › »
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Large-value payment systems
EUR CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnapnap52
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap33
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnapnap32
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap19
HKD CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnapnap152
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap152
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnapnap151
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnap1
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
RMB CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnapnap174
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap174
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnapnap129
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Other 3napnapnapnap44
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
USD CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnapnap222
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap92
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnapnap91
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap130
Retail payment systems
HKD Cheques
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap138
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap138
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap138
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
HKD Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap107
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap107
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap107
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
RMB Cheques
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap77
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap77
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap77
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
RMB Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap47
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap47
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap47
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
USD Cheques
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap103
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap83
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap83
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap20
USD Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap32
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap32
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap32
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap0
Fast payment systems
HKD Faster Payment System
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 4napnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnapnap
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participants 5napnapnapnapnap
RMB Faster Payment System
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 4napnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnapnap
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participants 5napnapnapnapnap
 1 Clearing House Automated Transfer System (CHATS) is the RTGS system originally designed for HKD interbank payments. 2 Bank refers to licensed bank and restricted licence bank in Hong Kong, if applicable. 3 Other refers to overseas bank. 4 It is known as "Settlement Participant" in FPS who maintains a settlement account in FPS with access to all FPS services. 5 It is known as "Clearing Participant" in FPS who has access to all FPS services and engages a Settlement Participant for settling funds in FPS.