Global Payments Week 2012

Lisbon, October 23-26, 2012

 

ORGANIZERS: 
CEMLA, The World Bank and Bank for International Settlements

CONTENTS:
Recent developments in payments and securities settlement systems; Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures; assessment methodology for the new Principles and relevant issues concerning its application to the different infrastructures.

XV annual meeting of the Working Group on Payment System Issues of Latin America and the Caribbean (WPGS-LAC).

OBJECTIVE: 
To strengthen the existent financial market infrastructures in the region and to enhance the institutional capacities from the authorities in payment and securities settlement systems to ensure a continued development. 

LANGUAGE: 
English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.

 

Presented Documents

  1. Welcome remarks, Carlos Costa, Governor of Banco de Portugal. 

  2. The National Payments System of Portugal, session facilitated by Portuguese Authorities and FMIs. 

    a. Jorge Egrejas Francisco, Banco de Portugal

    b. Luis Sequeira, SIBS. 

  3. Recent developments in payment and securities settlement systems worldwide

    a. Massimo Cirasino, World Bank. 

    b. Klaus Lober, CPSS. 

    c. Froukelien Wendt, IMF 

  4. Recent Developments in payment and securities settlement systems in the EU, session facilitated by the European Central Bank/Eurosystem

    a. Status in implementation of Single Euro Payments Area, Daniela Russo, ECB 

    b. Oversight of retail payment systems and instruments, Stephanie Czãk, ECB 

    c. Findings of European study on the social cost of retail payments, Heiko Schmiedel, ECB 

    d. Interchange fees in card payments, Ann Börestam and Heiko Schmiedel, ECB

 

Round Table: Recent Developments in Payment and Securities Systems in Latin America and The Caribbean

Opening Remarks
Javier Guzmán Calafell, CEMLA

Banco Central de la República Argentina, Julio Cesar Pando

Banco Central de Bolivia, Misael Miranda

Banco Central do Brasil, Rogerio Lucca

Banco de la República, Joaquín Bernal y Dionisio Valdivieso

Banco Central de Costa Rica, Carlos Melegatti

Banco Central de Chile, Andrés Vargas

Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras de Chile, Patricia Guajardo

Banco Central del Ecuador, Patricio Chanabá

Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador, Juan Hernández

Banco de Guatemala, Byron Sagastume

Banco Central de Honduras, Jorge Romero y Ahmed Nazar

Banco de México, Francisco Solís y Javier de la Rosa (CNBV)

Banco Central de Nicaragua, Rigoberto Castillo

Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Marylin Choy

Banco Central del Uruguay, Pablo Oroño

Banco Central de Venezuela, Pascual Pinto

Implementation of the General Principles on Remittance Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, Paloma Monroy