Actors involved
They are a complex ecosystem that involves multiple actors, each with a specific role:
- Payment services providers (PSP): Are the entities that manage the authorization and processing Example: (banks, financial institutions, companies fintech.)
- Schemes of instant payments: Infrastructure that facilitates the interconnection between the PSP and allows the instant transfer of funds. Examples: SPEI (Mexico), PIX (Brazil), RTP (Uk).
- Clearinghouses: Entities that manage the settlement of these transactions between the PSP. Examples: National Chamber of Payments of Mexico (CANAPE), House Interbank Payments (CIP).
- Central banks: Supervise and regulate the system to ensure its stability and security. Examples: Bank of Mexico, Central Bank of Brazil. Bank of the Republic of Colombia
- Consumers: People who use these transactions to make purchases, send money or receive payments.
- Companies: They offer their customers a payment experience fast and comfortable.
- Regulators: Governmental entities that establish the standards and requirements for the operation of the instant payments. Examples: comisión Nacional Bancaria y de valores (CNBV), European Central Bank (ECB). Bank of the Republic of Colombia