International payment system Flashcards
International payment system
The internatioanl payment system includes every payment between states, companies and institutions. It consists of incoming and outgoing payments to abroad
Commercial paymets
Resulting from commercial operations (export, import, transport)
Non-commercial payments
Resulting from tourism, cultural and other relations between contries (payment of pensions, scholarships)
What regulates international payment system ?
The payment system can be contractual or non-contractual. It is regulated by Commercial code, Payment system act, Bill of exchange and cheque act, foreign exchange act.
Correspodent bank system
Payments are made via correspodent (mutually administrated) bank accounts:
Nostro (our) account - bank accounts administrated by correspodent banks (bank A has accounts in bank B,C,D)
Loro (your) account - bank accounts of correspodent banks (Bank B,C and D have bank accounts in bank A)
Clearing payment system
Payments are made via clearing bank which administrates bank account of all participating banks
SWIFT
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication - provides technical support for its member banks
Participants in international payment system
Payer - debtor who pays money
Payer’s bank - debtor’s bank
Payee - beneficiary who receives money
Payee’s bank - beneficiary’s bank,
Correspodent bank - intermediary bank which provides interbank settlement when payer’s and payee’s bank don’t have a direct connection
Exchange rate
It is the price of one currency regarding another currency or currencies. For example 1 USD = 0,98 EUR. An exchange rate index is the price of one currency regarding a basket of other currencies, weighted according to their importance in the country’s international transactions
Fixed exchange rate
Exchange rate whose value is fixed against the value of another currency or currencies and is maintained by the government. If market forces are pushing down the value of the currency, the government will step in and seek to increase its price (by buying the currency)
Revaluation
Rise in fixed exchange rate
Devaluation
Fall in fixed exchange rate
Floating exchange rate
A floating exchange rate is one which is determined by market forces. If demand rises or the supply decreases, the value will rise
Appreciation
Rise in floating exchange rate
Depreciation
Fall in floating exchange rate
Methods of international payment system
Based on the nature of the goods, relationship between the business partners, the situation at the market, international economic and political situation:
Cash payments
Cashless payments
Based on the ways of documents delivery:
Non-documentary payment methods
Documentary payment methods
Cash payments
this payment is used rarely in foreign trade due to the thigh risk of loss or theft, it is used to pay small maounts in tourism, cultural and sports events, fairs and exhibitions
Cashless payment
This payment is widely used in foreign trade due to the high security and credibility, it includes direct payment (SEPA), bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque, documentary letter of credit, documentary collection, bank guarantee
Non-documentary payment methods
submission of additional documents isn’t necessary (cash, direct payment, bill)
Documentary payment methods
submission of additional documents is necessary (documentaryy letter of credit, documentary collection, bank guarantee)
What is direct payment
Direct payment is a payment made straight to the actual payee, without sending it through a intermediary or a third party. It is processed by the payer’s bank based on the payer’s order. Direct payment is the simplest and most used payment method of international payment system.
Characteristics of direct payment
represented by the money transfer from the payer’s bank account (e.g. importer’s bank
account) to the payee’s bank account (e.g. exporter’s bank account),
used by business partners who know each other well,
submission of additional documents isn’t necessary (non-documentary payment
method),
fast payment method with low costs,
the riskiest payment method,
IBAN and SWIFT or BIC (Bank Identifier Code is the SWIFT address assigned to a bank in order to send automated payments quickly and accurately to the banks
concerned) are needed.
BEN SHA OUR payment options
When making an international direct payment, the sending bank (the payer’s bank) may charge a fee for the service it provides and the receiving bank (the payee’s bank) may also charge a fee for incoming payments.
BEN payment option
BEN (beneficiary) means the payer doesn’t pay any charge (the receiving bank receives payment minus all transfer charges).
SHA payment option
SHA (shared) means the payer only pays the sending bank’s outgoing transfer charge
(the receiving bank receives payment minus the correspondent bank charges).
OUR payment option
OUR (payer) instruction means the payer pays all transfer charges (the receiving bank receives all payment).
Scheme when the payer’s bank and the payee’s bank have a direct connection
- the payer submits a payment order to the bank,
- the payer’s bank asks the payee’s bank to count in the money to the payee’s
bank account, - the payee’s bank counts in the money to the payee’s bank account,
- the payer’s bank counts out the money from the payer’s bank account,
- interbank settlement.
Scheme when the payer’s bank and the payee’s bank don’t have a direct connection
- the payer submits a payment order to the bank,
- the payer’s bank asks the correspondent bank to count in the money to the payee’s bank account,
- the correspondent bank counts in the money to the payee’s bank account,
- the interbank settlement,
- the payer’s bank counts out the money from the payer’s bank account.
What is SEPA
Since 1 February 2014, a SEPA payment (SEPA Credit Transfer) can also be considered as a direct payment. The aim of the SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) is to remove differences upon the execution of domestic payments and international payments in EUR within the territory of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Euro currency countries in the EU (SEPA)
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Croatia
Non-euro currency countries in the EU (SEPA)
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Sweden
The EEA countries outside the EU (SEPA)
Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway