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\"\" Target2 Payment System Explained<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Target2 is a payment system that enables banks (commercial and central) to transfer money to each other in real-time. It is owned and operated by the Eurosystem, the monetary authority of the euro area. The Eurosystem comprises the European Central Bank and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system, Target2 allows banks to send payment orders in euros for settlement into central bank money. This is money that is in an account held by a central bank. The system is based on the Single Shared Platform (SSP), which is an integrated central technical infrastructure operated by 3 central banks: France (Banque de France), Germany (Deutsche Bundesbank), and Italy (Banca d’Italia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Target2 Users<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While this RTGS system was developed for the Eurozone, other countries can also use the target payment system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Target2 Participants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two major Target2 payment participants: direct and indirect. Participants who have real-time gross settlement accounts and have access to real-time information are called Direct Participants. Indirect Participants, on the other hand, do not have a legal and direct relationship with the central bank and therefore need to utilize Direct Participants to send or receive payment orders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Target2 Payment Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For direct participants, Target2 allows payments in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n