Payment Systems Oversight Report

Payment systems are fundamental to the functioning of the economy. In the United Kingdom payment systems are not subject to statutory oversight; but the Bank of England, under the terms of the 1997 Memorandum of Understanding with HM Treasury and the Financial Services Authority, and on the basis of its experience as a designer, operator and user of payment systems, applies a non-statutory oversight regime, focusing especially on those systems whose reliable functioning is critical to financial stability. The Oversight Report explains how the Bank is discharging its public policy responsibilities in this field.

Latest

Payment Systems Oversight Report 2007 (2.7mb)
Issue No 4, February 2008
Annexes to Payment Systems Oversight Report 2007 (1.8mb)
Detailed assessments of payment systems
Issue No 4, February 2008

Payment Systems Oversight Report 2006 (2.6mb)
Issue No 3, February 2007
Annexes to Payment Systems Oversight Report 2006 (1.8mb)
Detailed assessments of payment systems
Issue No 3, February 2007

Payment Systems Oversight Report 2005 (1mb)
Issue No 2, February 2006

Payment Systems Oversight Report 2004 (837k)
Issue No 1, January 2005

Key Resources

	Oversight of Payment Systems November 2000 Download PDF (157k)
	Bank of England Settlement Accounts: A Policy Document In its paper, Oversight of Payment Systems, published in November 2000, the Bank said that it would set out its policy on the provision of settlement accounts for payment system members. This document meets that commitment. Download PDF (157k)