Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/82323 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Danmarks Nationalbank Working Papers No. 61
Publisher: 
Danmarks Nationalbank, Copenhagen
Abstract: 
Central banks analyse issues concerning retail payments - or just payments - to be able to promote optimal means of payment. Over the years, electronic payments - i.e. payments initiated and settled electronically - have gradually replaced manual paper-based payments on the grounds of convenience, security and efficiency. Moreover, payments become more efficient when services are offered to customers both before and after payment. These so-called value-added services (VAS) are fully electronic services such as e-invoicing and e-reconciliation, which bring time and cost-savings for all participants, as paper-based services and manual work are replaced. In this paper we prove a clear-cut distinction between electronic payment products (e-payments) and VAS. We use the so-called Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) project as a case study and discuss its current state of fatigue. Based on practical experience in Europe we conclude that the SEPA fatigue can be overcome by real-time settlement for payments and VAS supporting end-to-end (e2e) straight-through processing (STP).
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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