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Overview

RT1 SCT Inst is a pan-European instant payment service for euro transactions.  Launched in 2017, the service reaches all PSPs adhering to the EPC’s SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) Scheme. It offers a variety of options allowing scheme adherents to access the system in the way that best suits their needs.

Key benefits of the service

  • Offers pan-European reach and real-time gross settlement of payments in immediately available central bank funds
  • Quickly evolves in line with user needs through frequent system iterations
  • Is equipped with rich functionality meeting SCT Inst Scheme requirements and providing the flexibility to exceed them via closed user groups
  • Provides participants with a single interface for transactions settling in RT1 SCT Inst, in TIPS, or across RT1 SCT Inst and TIPS
  • Supports 24/7 liquidity management by the participants of their balances
  • Offers value-adding Fraud Pattern and Anomaly Detection (FPAD) functionality, which helps PSPs combat fraud by contributing insights from a network view
  • Allows participants to reach other SCT Inst Scheme adherents in RT1 via other SCT Inst CSMs connected to RT1 or otherwise via ECB reachability measures
  • Offers different options to participants wishing to rely on other participants or on technical service providers for connectivity or liquidity services