The following are useful links for reference purposes with respect to both domestic and international Payment Operations and major international payment projects:
Central Bank Directory
Link to Central Bank Directory on BIS Website
Regulatory Oversight Bodies
List of Regulatory Authorities and Supervisory Agencies (via BIS)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
BIS – Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
BIS – Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI)
ECB oversight of Systemically Important Payment Systems (SIPS)
US Financial Stability Oversight Council
Relevant U.K. Regulatory Bodies
Competition and Markets Authority (UK)
Financial Conduct Authority (UK)
Bank of England Financial Market Infrastructure Supervision
The Payment Systems Regulator (UK)
Prudential Regulation Authority (UK)
E.U. Payment Systems
Target Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS)
STEP2 SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT)
U.K. Payment Systems
Payment Fraud Prevention
Financial Fraud Action UK – merged into UK Finance on 1st July 2017
PCI Security Standards Council
The Authorised Push Payments Scams Steering Group
E.U. & U.K. Trade Associations
Association of British Credit Unions
Association of Foreign Banks (AFB)
Banking and Payments Federation Ireland
Building Societies Association
European Automated Clearing House Association
International Payment and Trade Associations
Australian Payments Network (formerly Australian Payments Clearing Association)
Payments Canada (formerly the Canadian Payment Association)
National Automated Clearing House Association
National Payments Corporation of India
Payments Association of South Africa
Major Payment Projects
CBDC Global Development Tracker
Pay.UK – New Payment Architecture
Payments Canada – Modernisation
Qualifications
London Institute of Banking & Finance – Certificate in Principles of Payments (CertPay)
Other Useful Links
Access to UK Payment Systems Programme
The Contingent Reimbursement Model Code for Authorised Push Payment Scams
Community Access to Cash Pilots
Current Account Switch Service (UK)