CHAPS Facts and Figures

CHAPS one of the largest real-time gross settlement systems (RTGS) in the world, offering an efficient, risk-free and reliable same-day payment mechanism for their sterling RTGS payment requirements.


The volume and value input for 2009 and 2010 were as follows:

 

 

Volume (000s)

Value (£million)

2009

2010

2009

2010

CHAPS Sterling

31,926

32,169

64,616,956

61,587,609

Chaps Euro

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed


Prior to June 2008 data for CHAPS volumes and values included CHAPS €uro, which ceased operations on 16 May 2008.