The Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS) ________

question 102

Multiple Choice

The Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS) ________.

• A) was introduced on February 4, 1999
• B) is an electronic net settlement network designed to provide settlement to wholesale transactions
• C) aggregates interbank payments and informs the Bank of Canada of the net amounts to be transferred from and to each participant's settlement account with the Bank of Canada
• D) A and B only.

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