On-Boarding to UK Interbank Payment Schemes
This pamphlet has been developed collaboratively by the UK Interbank Payment System Operators – Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), CHAPS, the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company, Faster Payments and LINK.
It is intended for use by Payments Service Providers (PSPs) that are thinking of participating in one or more of the UK’s payment systems or extending their existing payment services. It provides an overview of the steps to follow to help PSPs engage with the Payments System Operators (PSOs) and the common process required to join them.
Annual Review
A look back at the achievements of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company over the past 12 months, including key statistics and findings from our market research.
Access to UK Payment Schemes for Non-Bank PSPs
This information pack is a guide for authorised payment and e-money institution payment service providers (“non-bank PSPs”) which would like to access the UK’s interbank payment schemes directly. It outlines changes announced by the Bank of England (the Bank) which mean that non-bank PSPs can now apply to open a settlement account at the Bank.
Cheque Imaging Explained Fact Sheet
The C&CCC is introducing a new, easier and quicker way of clearing cheques. Called the Image Clearing System, it will allow money from cheques paid in to be available for withdrawal much sooner than currently. This fact sheet explains what customers might expect.
Cheque Imaging Corporate Fact Sheet
The C&CCC is introducing a new, easier and quicker way of clearing cheques. Called the Image Clearing System, banks and building societies in the UK will be able to clear all cheques much more efficiently by transferring digital images of cheques between each other rather than transporting the paper cheques round the country. It will also allow money from cheques paid in to be available for withdrawal much sooner than currently – instead of having to wait six weekdays for a cheque to clear, customers will get their funds by the next weekday after paying a cheque in.
Cheque Imaging SME Fact Sheet
The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company (C&CCC), the organisation that is responsible for managing the cheque clearing system, is introducing a new, easier and faster way of clearing cheques across the UK. Called the ‘Image Clearing System’, it will enable cheques to be processed much more quickly than at present by the use of new technology.
This fact sheet explains what small businesses can expect.
Cheque Imaging Charity Fact Sheet
The C&CCC is introducing a new, easier and quicker way of clearing cheques. Called the Image Clearing System, banks and building societies in the UK will be able to clear all cheques much more efficiently by transferring digital images of cheques between each other rather than transporting the paper cheques round the country. It will also allow money from cheques paid in to be available for withdrawal much sooner than currently – instead of having to wait six weekdays for a cheque to clear, customers will get their funds by the next weekday after paying a cheque in.
Cheques and Cheque Clearing: An Historical Perspective
This book was produced in 2009 to mark the 350th anniversary of the cheque. It looks at key dates during the 350-year lifetime of the cheque; the evolution of the clearing process for cheques; and, for the first time, the history of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company is charted from its creation in 1985 to the year of publication.
Quarterly Cheque-up Q3 2016
Quarterly Cheque-up brings together all the facts and figures relating to C&CCC activity into one document.
About Cheque and Credit Clearing Company
Find out about the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company