ECB kiest voor SIA en Colt voor het toegangsnetwerk tot de betalingen, effecten en zekerheidsinfrastructuren van het Eurosysteem
MILAAN & LONDEN-(BUSINESS WIRE)- SIA heeft, in samenwerking met Colt Technology Services, een aanbesteding gewonnen in opdracht van de Europese Centrale Bank voor de levering van connectiviteitsdiensten waardoor Europese centrale en commerciële banken, centrale depots, geautomatiseerde clearinginstituten en andere betalingsdienstaanbieders rechtstreeks verbinding kunnen maken met de marktinfrastructuren van het Eurosysteem door middel van één enkele toegangsinterface (Eurosystem Single Market Infrastructure Gateway – ESMIG).
Dankzij de aan SIA en Colt als Network Service Providers voor het ESMIG verleende concessie zullen vanaf november 2021 alle belangrijke organisaties in het Europese financiële systeem toegang hebben tot het platform voor de afwikkeling van grote betalingen TARGET2, de TIPS-dienst voor de verrekening van onmiddellijke betalingen, het effectenafwikkelingsplatform TARGET2-Securities (T2S), het Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS) en mogelijk andere nieuwe diensten en toepassingen.
ECB Chooses SIA And Colt for the Access Network to the Eurosystem’s Payments, Securities and Collateral Infrastructures
MILAN & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SIA, in partnership with Colt Technology Services, has won a tender commissioned by the European Central Bank for the provisioning of connectivity services allowing European central and commercial banks, central depositories, automated clearing houses and other payment service providers to connect directly to Eurosystem market infrastructures through a single access interface (Eurosystem Single Market Infrastructure Gateway – ESMIG).
Thanks to the concession granted to SIA and Colt as Network Service Providers for the ESMIG, starting from November 2021, all the key organisations in the European financial system will be able to access the platform for the settlement of large-value payments TARGET2, the instant payments settlement service TIPS, the securities settlement platform TARGET2-Securities (T2S), the Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS) and possibly other new services and applications.
ESMIG is a fundamental component in the implementation of the TARGET2 and TARGET2-Securities consolidation project, which was one of the key proposals of Eurosystem’s “2020 Vision” strategic plan for the evolution of market infrastructures. This project will entail savings for both financial institutions, who require more secure and reliable functionalities to be made available, and for the Eurosystem itself through a reduction in operating costs.
The partnership between SIA and Colt, signed originally in 2012 on the occasion of the TARGET2-Securities call for tenders, has led to the successful attainment of one of the two ten-year licenses for ESMIG. It was due to the organisations high technological profile and strong international presence, which saw the two companies being awarded this business.
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