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Settlement in "real time" means payment transaction is not subjected to any waiting period. "Gross settlement" means the transaction is settled on one to one basis without bunching or netting with any other transaction. Once processed, payments are final and irrevocable.

Settlement Risk Limit means the credit risk line applicable to a Party, from time to time, for the purpose of controlling the risk that upon making a delivery a Party does not receive from the other Party the corresponding payment in a Transaction.

Clearing involves network operators routing messages and other information among financial institutions to facilitate payments between payers and payees. Interbank settlement is the discharge of obligations that arise in connection with faster payments either in real-time or on a deferred schedule.

Settlement can be defined as the process of transferring of funds through a central agency, from payer to payee, through participation of their respective banks or custodians of funds.

Foreign exchange (FX) settlement risk is the risk of loss when a bank in a foreign exchange transaction pays the currency it sold but does not receive the currency it bought. FX settlement failures can arise from counterparty default, operational problems, market liquidity constraints and other factors.

What Is Settlement Risk? Settlement risk is the possibility that one or more parties will fail to deliver on the terms of a contract at the agreed-upon time. Settlement risk is a type of counterparty risk associated with default risk, as well as with timing differences between parties.

Standard settlement periods for most currencies is 2 business days, with some pairs such as CAD/USD settling next business day. In order for a date to be a valid settlement date for an FX transaction, the central banks for both currencies must be open for settlements.