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Celebrating 25 Years of RTGS in the UK

Celebrating 25 Years of RTGS in the UK

Issue 117 | 22 April 2021

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Apr 22, 2021
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On this day in 1996 Real Time Gross Settlement in CHAPS went live - join me and raise a glass to celebrate 25 years of RTGS in the UK.

In this edition of Payments:Unpacked we take a look at the CHAPS payment system UK’s Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system operated by the Bank of England.

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What is CHAPS?

The Bank of England describe CHAPS as:

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