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RBA Glossary definition for ESA
ESA – Exchange Settlement Account. An account held at the Reserve Bank of Australia by financial institutions to settle financial obligations arising from the clearing of payments.
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Appendix A: Background Information | 2015 Assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
9 Mar 2023
Priority payments are tested against the ESA balance less any property settlement reservations. ... Furthermore, since RITS is the only means of access to ESAs, all ESA holders must be participants of RITS, meeting all of its operating conditions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/rits/self-assessments/2015/appendix-a.html
Media Releases – 2012
31 Dec 2012
Media releases
issued in 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2012/
Banking and Payment Services
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
payments. Obligations are settled through the debiting and crediting of Exchange Settlement Accounts (ESAs), which are at-call accounts held at the Reserve Bank on behalf of RITS member institutions. ... In 2021/22, three new institutions were approved
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/banking-and-payment-services.html
Identifying Interbank Loans from Payments Data
6 Dec 2016
RDP
PDF
3267KB
from the clearing of payments’ (RBA 2009b). ESAs are mandatory for all Australian-licensed banks. ... uncertainty about their end-of-day ESA balance positions is at its lowest.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2016/pdf/rdp2016-11.pdf
Operations in Financial Markets
17 Oct 2019
RBA Annual Report
– 2019
target. Therefore, ESA holders typically aim to maintain a small surplus in their accounts. ... The most frequently used standing facilities are those for the provision of intraday liquidity to ESA holders.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2019/operations-in-financial-markets.html
Submission to Payments System Review – January 2021 | Responses and Options Paper
8 May 2024
Submissions
Submissions – Payments System Submission to Payments System Review. Submission to the Review of the Australian Payments System. January 2021. Download the complete Submission 1.12. MB. The Bank considers that the existing regulatory arrangements
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/submission-to-payments-system-review-01-2021/index.html
Appendix A: Background Information | 2020 Assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
9 Mar 2023
Furthermore, since RITS is the only means of access to ESAs, all ESA holders must be RITS members and meet its operating conditions. ... An updated ESA policy was published in July 2019 (see section 3.3.1).
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/rits/self-assessments/2020/appendix-a.html
Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Design Considerations and Rationales
14 Oct 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy, UWA Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Fintech Conference, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-so-2020-10-14.html
Real-time Gross Settlement in Australia
21 Sep 2010
Bulletin
PDF
257KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin September 2010
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/sep/pdf/bu-0910-8.pdf
Banking and Payment Services
12 Apr 2020
RBA Annual Report
– 2020
A further 40 institutions were dormant ESA holders, using another ESA holder as a settlement agent to settle their payment obligations. ... ESA and settlement activities, which are vital to the smooth operation of the payments system.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2020/banking-and-payment-services.html