If you adopted this approach, each bank could get away with holding a whole lot less cash on deposit at all its correspondents and they could put their money to work more effectively, driving down their costs and hopefully passing on some of it to you.
This thought process motivated the creation of deferred net settlement systems. But this approach also introduces a potentially worse problem: you have lost settlement finality. The receiving bank therefore has to wait until they receive the net settlement, just in case the sending bank goes bust in the interim: it would be imprudent to release funds to the receiving customer before then.
This introduces a delay. This is where the final piece of the jigsaw fits in. If only the banks could all hold accounts with a bank that cannot itself go bust… some sort of bank that sat in the middle of the system. We could give it a name. We could call it a central bank! And this thought process motivates the idea of a Real-Time Gross Settlement system.
If the major banks in a country all hold accounts with the central bank then they can move money between themselves simply by instructing the central bank to debit one account and credit the other. They are systems that allow real-time movements of funds between accounts held by banks at their respective central bank.
There is no netting, there are clearly no correspondent banking relationships and we have settlement, gross, with finality. For example, person-to-person electronic payments in the UK go over the Faster Payments system, which settles net several times per day, not instantly.
Why is this? Most consumers probably would use an RTGS if it were just as convenient and just as cheap. So the unanswered question in my mind is: will the Bitcoin payment network end up resembling a traditional RTGS, only handling high-value transfers? Or will advances in the core network block size limits , micropayment channels , etc occur quickly enough to keep up with increasing transaction volumes in order to allow it to remain an affordable system both for large- and low-value payments?
I think for day to day transactions buying groceries and so forth , players like Coinbase will start alleviating a lot of the pressure on the blockchain. In a similar fashion, they will act as a bank, only changing the numbers in between accounts.
I think there are two major forces driving us towards this sort of outcome. But I also know that many of the core developers, with infinitely more knowledge of the system disagree with this analysis!
Great post. Bitcoin protocol works well between untsted parties that know what are they up to, non reverse, etc. In this case, no need for a Central Bank. Most average users, as you say, still need trusted relations, so there will always be a trusted layer above Bitcoin for anyone in need for it, giving some space to the current retail banking model. Banks do have a place in the Bitcoin scenario, same as today, but the difference is that you could still operate without them if you wish.
Banks will be just another option. Excellent article Richard. I found myself asking a few questions as I read it, most of which you answered. Do they really, or is that just the price? Do they charge that much because they want to make money, or because they want to dissuade us from using that method or because they really do cost? Surely this whole thing is just an model to allow us to understand things. But of course it is a much more thorough model that allows you to do more things.
Surely bitcoin is still just the movement of liabilities. The arrows are confusing. That would give Barclays customers a way of making Dollar payments — and so on. This motivated the creation of the CLS Bank. They probably cost a lot less. This makes them quite unlike any major currency today — and far more like gold or a commodity. Reblogged this on CommonAccord and commented: An explanation of how money clears the banking system. Didactic in the good sense. Thank you very much for an interesting and educational blog post.
When I called their customer service department, they informed me of the restriction and told me I could try again that day. I tried again, and the payment went through fine. The debit account was only debited once. I called the credit card company and everything they could see on their end showed two successful and proper payments. I called the debit account company and spent over an hour on the phone with various people there, but none of them could find any trace of the duplicate payment.
Good explanation of the different transfer systems. Could you please add snippets of the following equivalents for India into the explanations at appropriate places? There is a minimum transfer amount of Rs. It is easily provable that the first time was an accident and I went to great lengths to document my notification to them. For now, the money is just sitting in my IRA waiting for them to claim it. Are even the services of central banks so expensive that the real time transfer is only a service to those who are ready to pay more?
This is a great quick read. Perry Mehrling. Alternatively, you can find some of his Videos on YouTube. Reblogged this on sheriken Could you say a little more about how IMPS works? Who runs it? The central bank? A third party? Do funds ultimately arrive at a bank account? Reblogged this on Egill and commented:. Great article. Would it be possible for you to take some time to write a similar piece on securities trading and settlement.
That would be awesome! I have a question: If we already have a central bank system for moving money around, why do we still have the deferred net settlement systems like ACH around? Reblogged this on cum sa faci bani simplu si rapid and commented: O explicatie simpla a modului in care Banii se misca in jurul sistemului bancar. This is worth reading a number of times.
As crucial to our lives as plumbing or electricity. Fantastic explanation. Never really understood this properly before, always kind of went over my head before reading this. Nice read. Though I understand that there is a lot more to this than I care to know. Reblogged this on Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit and commented: A very clear look at the current banking system, and how bitcoin fits into the model.
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David- Great article. Wish you had a bitcoin tip address posted so I could show a little support! Another idea is that hopefully services like ChangeTip will integrate with WordPress soon. Mark — good point… do you have any links? I understand so far — RTGS system as explained by your really applies to all the banks in one country having an account with the central bank.
I however need to send money from country a to country b — it begs the question do central banks have their own central bank to central bank clearing system. Mendi — good question and yes. Social payment apps such as Venmo and Zelle also use the network when you send money to friends and family. This debit shows to whom the money was paid and for what amount. The person or entity receiving the money registers it in their bank account as an ACH credit.
The former pulls money from an account while the latter pushes it to another account. ACH transfers are usually quick, often free, and can be more user-friendly than writing a check or paying a bill with a credit or debit card.
Using ACH transfers to pay bills or make person-to-person payments offers several advantages, starting with convenience. Paying your mortgage , utility bill, or another recurring monthly expense using an electronic ACH payment may be easier and less time-consuming than writing and mailing a check.
Not to mention you can save yourself a few bucks by not having to spend money on stamps. In addition, an ACH payment can be more secure than other forms of payment. Sending and receiving ACH payments is usually quick. The settlement of a transaction , or the transfer of funds from one bank to another via the ACH Network, generally happens the next day after it is initiated.
Nacha operating rules require that credits settle in one to two business days and debits settle the next business day. Another benefit is that ACH transfers are often free, depending on where you bank and the type of transfer involved.
For example, your bank may charge you nothing to move money from your checking account to an account at a different bank. And if it does charge a fee , it may be a nominal cost of just a few dollars. Wire transfers are known for their speed and are often used for same-day service, but they can sometimes take longer to complete. With an international wire transfer, for instance, it may take several business days for the money to move from one account to another, then another few days for the transfer to clear.
ACH transfers are convenient, but not necessarily perfect. There are some potential drawbacks to keep in mind when using them to move money from one bank to another, send payments, or pay bills. Many banks impose limits on how much money you can send via an ACH transfer. There may be per-transaction limits, daily limits, and monthly or weekly limits. There might be one limit for bill payments and another for transfers to other banks. Or one type of ACH transaction may be unlimited but another may not.
Banks can also impose limits on transfer destinations. For example, they may prohibit international transfers. Savings accounts are governed by Federal Reserve Regulation D , which limits certain types of withdrawals to six per month. If you go over that limit with multiple ACH transfers from savings to another bank, you could be hit with an excess withdrawal penalty. And if frequent transfers from savings become routine, the bank may convert your savings account to a checking account.
When you choose to send an ACH transfer, the time frame matters. That's because not every bank sends them for bank processing at the same time.
There may be a cutoff time by which you need to get your transfer in to have it processed for the next business day. ACH takes an average of one to three business days to complete and is considered slow in the era of fintech and instant payments. Same-Day ACH volume rose by If you need a faster way to send money online, a social payment money transfer app can help.
These apps allow you to send money to people using their email addresses or phone numbers. The money you send can come from your bank account, credit card , or an in-app balance.
There are, of course, traditional money transfer services, such as MoneyGram and Western Union. These services allow you to send money online and pay bills by setting up an account and linking it up to your credit or debit card.
Keep in mind, though, that these companies often charge a fee. The biggest advantage of these apps, aside from being easy to use, is the speed they can offer for transfers. You probably use EFT all the time -- it's simply a completely electronic way of transferring money from one bank account to another bank account. Data is exchanged; paper money is not. Using a debit card at a store transfers money from your checking account into the store's banking account.
Direct deposit payroll moves money from your employer's bank account into yours. Both of these transactions are examples of EFT, and so is online money transfer.
But online money transfer is distinctly different from EFT -- this is not about a way to pay your bills over the Internet. Online money transfer is the modern-day equivalent of wiring money: You can send someone money instantaneously simply by transferring money or the data that represents that money from you to another person.
Usually involving little more than contact information -- such as a cell phone number or an e-mail address -- for the sending and receiving parties tied to a bank account, online money transfer can be done for a small fee from a secure, Web-based service via any computer with Internet access.
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