Payments System Resources Publications
Australia
2013
February 2013
Council of Financial Regulators Advice on Competition in Clearing of the Cash Equity Market
Council of Financial Regulators
2012
December 2012
Implementation of Australia's G-20 Over-the-counter Derivatives Commitments: Proposals Paper
Commonwealth Treasury
December 2012
Regulatory Guide 211: Clearing and Settlement Facilities: Australian and Overseas Operators
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
December 2012
Australian OTC Derivatives Markets: Insights from the BIS Semiannual Survey
Jason Ahn, Mihovil Matic and Christian Vallence
December 2012
New Financial Stability Standards: Final Standards and Regulation Impact Statement
November 2012
Operational Incidents in Retail Payments Systems: Conclusions
November 2012
The Regulatory Framework for the EFTPOS System: Final Reforms and Regulation Impact Statement
November 2012
Guidance Note: Interpretation of the Surcharging Standards
November 2012
RBA Core Criteria for a ‘Fast Payments’ Solution
October 2012
The Impact of Payment System Design on Tiering Incentives
Robert Arculus, Jennifer Hancock and Greg Moran
October 2012
Report on the Australian OTC Derivatives Market
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Reserve Bank of Australia
September 2012
Strengthening APRA's Crisis Management Powers – Consultation Paper
Commonwealth Treasury
September 2012
Payment System Design and Participant Operational Disruptions
Ashwin Clarke and Jennifer Hancock
September 2012
2011/12 Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia
September 2012
Payments System Board Annual Report 2012
August 2012
Discussion Paper – Implementing Basel III Capital Reforms in Australia – Counterparty Credit Risk and Other Measures
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
August 2012
A Variation to the Access Regime for the ATM System: Conclusions
August 2012
Consultation on New Financial Stability Standards
August 2012
Guidance Note: Interpretation of the Surcharging Standards (Revised Draft)
August 2012
ATM Fees, Pricing and Consumer Behaviour: An Analysis of ATM Network Reform in Australia
Clare Noone
July 2012
Ensuring Appropriate Influence for Australian Regulators over Cross-border Clearing and Settlement Facilities
Council of Financial Regulators
June 2012
Central Counterparty Interoperability
Nicholas Garvin
June 2012
Competition in the Clearing and Settlement of the Australian Cash Equity Market: Discussion Paper
Council of Financial Regulators
June 2012
A Variation to the Surcharging Standards: Final Reforms and Regulation Impact Statement
June 2012
Review of the Regulatory Framework for the EFTPOS System: Consultation on Options for Reform
June 2012
Strategic Review of Innovation in the Payments System: Conclusions
May 2012
A Variation to the Access Regime for the ATM System: Consultation Document
May 2012
ATM Taskforce - Report on Transparency and Competition
RBA – Treasury ATM Taskforce
May 2012
ATM Taskforce - Report on Indigenous ATM Issues
RBA – Treasury ATM Taskforce
April 2012
Implementation of a Framework for Australia's G20 Over-the-counter Derivatives Commitments: Consultation Paper
Commonwealth Treasury
March 2012
The Personal Credit Card Market in Australia: Pricing over the Past Decade
Iris Chan, Sophia Chong and Stephen Mitchell
March 2012
OTC Derivatives Market Reform Considerations: A report by the Council of Financial Regulators
Council of Financial Regulators
March 2012
Review of the Regulatory Framework for the eftpos System: Consultation on Designation
February 2012
Strategic Review of Innovation in the Payments System: Summary of Consultation
February 2012
Review of Financial Market Infrastructure Regulation: Letter to the Deputy Prime Minister
Council of Financial Regulators
2011
December 2011
A Variation to the Surcharging Standards: A Consultation Document
October 2011
Review of Financial Market Infrastructure Regulation: Consultation Paper
Council of Financial Regulators
September 2011
2010/11 Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia
September 2011
Payments System Board Annual Report 2011
September 2011
Payments, Clearing and Settlement Systems in Australia (The Red Book)
[PDF 233K]
BIS Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems
June 2011
Strategic Review of Innovation in the Payments System: Issues for Consultation
June 2011
Central Clearing of OTC Derivatives in Australia
Council of Financial Regulators
June 2011
Review of Card Surcharging: A Consultation Document
March 2011
Developments in the Financial System Architecture
HTML or PDF
March 2011
The ATM Reforms – New Evidence from Survey and Market Data
Darren Flood, Jennifer Hancock and Kylie Smith
2010
October 2010
2009/10 Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia
October 2010
Payments System Board Annual Report 2010
September 2010
A Guide to the Card Payments System Reforms
Michele Bullock
September 2010
Real-time Gross Settlement in Australia
Peter Gallagher, Jon Gauntlett and David Sunner
September 2010
Developments in the Financial System Architecture
HTML or PDF
June 2010
Reform of the ATM System – One Year On
Brendan Filipovski and Darren Flood
March 2010
The Foreign Exchange Market and Central Counterparties
Mark Manning, Alex Heath and James Whitelaw
March 2010
Developments in the Financial System Architecture
HTML or PDF
2009
November 2009
A Revised Interchange Standard for the EFTPOS System
October 2009
Payments System Board Annual Report 2009
September 2009
Developments in the Financial System Architecture
September 2009
2008/09 Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia
September 2009
Self-Assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
May 2009
Survey of the OTC Derivatives Market in Australia
May 2009
Consultation on Assessing Sufficient Equivalence
April 2009
The Introduction of Direct Charging for ATMs
HTML or PDF
March 2009
Developments in the Financial System Architecture
March 2009
Review of Participation Requirements in Central Counterparties
February 2009
Disclosure of Equities Securities Lending
February 2009
An Access Regime for the ATM System
2008
December 2008
Access Regime for the ATM System: A Consultation Document
October 2008
2007/08 Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia
September 2008
Developments in the Financial System Infrastructure
September 2008
Reform of Australia’s Payments System: Conclusions of the 2007/08 Review
September 2008
Payments System Board Annual Report 2008
May 2008
Review of Settlement Practices for Australian Equities
April 2008
Reform of Australia’s Payments System: Preliminary Conclusions of the 2007/08 Review
April 2008
Proceedings of Payments System Review Conference
Held in Sydney on 29 November 2007
2007
October 2007
2006/07 Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia
September 2007
Payments System Board Annual Report 2007
May 2007
Reform of Australia's Payments System: Issues for the 2007/08 Review
2006
November 2006
Self-Assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
Compiled by the Reserve Bank in preparation for the
IMF FSAP assessment of Australia
[PDF].
October 2006
Payments System Board Annual Report 2006
2005
December 2005
Reform of Debit Card Systems in Australia: A Consultation Document
November 2005
Common Benchmark for the Setting of Credit Card Interchange Fees
October 2005
Payments System Board Annual Report 2005
September 2005
Developments in the Financial System Infrastructure
August 2005
Merchant Service Fees and Market Shares for Credit and Charge Cards
[PDF 105K]
July 2005
Proposed Changes to the Credit Card Interchange Standard: A Consultation Document
July 2005
An Access Regime for the Visa Debit System: A Consultation Document
February 2005
Reform of the EFTPOS and Visa Debit Systems in Australia: A Consultation Document
2004
November 2004
Payments System Board Annual Report 2004
October 2004
Reasons for the Decision to Designate the EFTPOS Payment System
July 2004
Merchant Service Fees for Credit Cards
[PDF 54K]
July 2004
How Australians Withdraw Cash
[PDF 64K]
March 2004
Financial Stability Review [PDF 612K]
March 2004
The Australian High-Value Payments System [PDF 99K]
2003
October 2003
Payments System Board Annual Report 2003
July 2003
The Changing Australian Retail Payments Landscape
[PDF 77K]
May 2003
Financial Stability Standards for Central Counterparties and Securities Settlement Facilities
March 2003
Payments System Board Annual Report 2002
2002
August 2002
Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia – IV Final Reforms and Regulation Impact Statement
March 2002
Payments System Board Annual Report 2001
2001
December 2001
Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia
I A Consultation Document
II Commissioned Report
III Submissions Received (Volume 1)
III Submissions Received (Volume 2)
2000
November 2000
Payments System Board Annual Report 2000
October 2000
Debit and Credit Card Schemes in Australia: A Study of Interchange Fees and Access
[PDF 408K]
March 2000
The Future of Clearing and Settlement in Australia: A Discussion Paper
[PDF 453K]
1999
September 1999
Payments System Board Annual Report 1999
September 1999
Reducing Foreign Exchange Settlement Risk in Australia: A Progress Report
[PDF 367K]
June 1999
Payment Systems in Australia (Red Book)
BIS Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems and Reserve Bank of Australia
March 1999
The Role of Exchange Settlement Accounts
[PDF 51K]
1998
December 1998
Some Features of the Australian Payments System
[PDF 42K]
1997
December 1997
Foreign Exchange Settlement Practices in Australia
[PDF 269K]
