T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
«Hong Kong SAR»
 Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Large-value payment systems
EUR CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnap5255
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap3337
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnap3236
Central banknapnapnap11
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnap1918
HKD CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnap152154
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap152154
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnap151153
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnap11
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
RMB CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnap174184
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap174184
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnap129136
Central banknapnapnap11
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Other 3napnapnap4447
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
USD CHATS
Total number of participants 1napnapnap222223
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap9294
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 2napnapnap9193
Central banknapnapnap11
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnap130129
Retail payment systems
HKD Cheques
Total number of participantsnapnapnap138136
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap138136
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap138136
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
HKD Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total number of participantsnapnapnap107106
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap107106
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap107106
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
RMB Cheques
Total number of participantsnapnapnap7782
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap7782
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap7782
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
RMB Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total number of participantsnapnapnap4748
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap4748
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap4748
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
USD Cheques
Total number of participantsnapnapnap103105
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap8384
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap8384
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnap2021
USD Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total number of participantsnapnapnap3232
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnap3232
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap3232
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnap00
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.