T8: Volume of transactions processed by selected payment systems
(millions, unless otherwise stated; total for the year)
«Hong Kong SAR»
 Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Large-value payment systems
EUR CHATS
Total gross volume 1napnap000
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnap000
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total gross volume'
Of which: volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSs'
 by PS whose transactions are settled
Concentration ratio in terms of volume (%)napnap72.0074.0074.00
HKD CHATS
Total gross volume 1napnap667
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnap666
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnap000
Card and e-money paymentsnapnap000
Other payment instrumentsnapnap000
Partial breakdown of 'total gross volume'
Of which: volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSsnapnap000
Breakdown of 'volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSs'
 by PS whose transactions are settled
'HKD Cheques' net volume settled in 'HKD CHATS'napnap000
'HKD Electronic Clearing (ECG)' net volume settled in 'HKD CHATS'napnap000
Concentration ratio in terms of volume (%)napnap58.0058.0057.00
RMB CHATS
Total gross volume 1napnap123
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnap123
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnap000
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnap000
Partial breakdown of 'total gross volume'
Of which: volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSsnapnap000
Breakdown of 'volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSs'
 by PS whose transactions are settled
'RMB Electronic Clearing (ECG)' net volume settled in 'RMB CHATS'napnap000
'RMB Cheques' net volume settled in 'RMB CHATS'napnap000
Concentration ratio in terms of volume (%)napnap48.0044.0051.00
USD CHATS
Total gross volume 1napnap445
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnap445
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnap000
Card and e-money paymentsnapnap000
Other payment instrumentsnapnap000
Partial breakdown of 'total gross volume'
Of which: volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSsnapnap000
Breakdown of 'volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSs'
 by PS whose transactions are settled
'USD Cheques' net volume settled in 'USD CHATS'napnap000
'USD Electronic Clearing (ECG)' net volume settled in 'USD CHATS'napnap000
Concentration ratio in terms of volume (%)napnap59.0062.0061.00
Retail payment systems
HKD Cheques
Total gross volumenapnap106103101
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnap106103101
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnap111
HKD Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total gross volume 2napnap869094
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnap869094
Number of netting cycles 3napnap111
RMB Cheques
Total gross volumenapnap001
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnap001
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnap111
RMB Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total gross volume 2napnap000
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnap000
Number of netting cycles 3napnap111
USD Cheques
Total gross volumenapnap222
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnap222
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnap111
USD Electronic Clearing (ECG)
Total gross volume 2napnap000
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnap000
Number of netting cycles 3napnap111
Fast payment systems
HKD Faster Payment System
Total gross volume 4napnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfers 5napnapnapnapnap
Direct debits 6napnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 7napnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnapnapnapnap
RMB Faster Payment System
Total gross volume 4napnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfers 5napnapnapnapnap
Direct debits 6napnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments 7napnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnapnapnapnap
 1 Clearing House Automated Transfer System (CHATS) is the RTGS system originally designed for HKD interbank payments. The reported figures include only large-value interbank payments and the net settlement of various types of bulk electronic payments in the systems. 2 ECG refers to various types of bulk electronic payments to be cleared and settled through the clearing house on a multilateral netting basis. 3 For each type of payment under ECG. 4 Since FPS fully launched on 30 Sep 2018. 5 Real time credit transfer payment. 6 Real time direct debit payment. 7 Batch mode payment.