| Abstract [eng] |
Non-cash money increasingly displaces cash money and has become one of the main means of settlement in the business world. Non-cash performance of monetary obligations is proceeded through intermediation of banks, usually – through the payment and settlement systems. Considering the current complicated market situation, all finance sector, including banks, is constantly exposed to different risks, which results in decreased confidence in banks. Thus this thesis, first, introduces payment and settlement systems, related risks and their management instruments, analyses development of the Lithuanian payment systems, describes current Lithuanian payment systems, the way they operate, and their future prospects. Second, attention was paid to the peculiarities of performing monetary obligations in payment and settlement systems. The mechanism, time, place and currency of performing monetary obligations in payment and settlement systems have been analysed. Bank‘s liability for non-execution or an improper execution of the client‘s payment order, as well as allocation of risks and liabilities in case of bank‘s insolvency, have also been analysed in detail. The thesis is mainly based on two foreign authors – experts in finance and banking law, also a lot of useful information was provided by the websites of the Bank of Lithuania and European Central Bank. Of course, it was impossible to manage the thesis without analysing legal acts. Not only currently applicable legal acts of Lithuania and European Union have been analysed, but also the new legal acts of European Union, that should be implemented in Lithuania by the end of this year. After the implementation of these new legal acts, not only the regulation of non-cash payments, but also the mechanism of non-cash performance of monetary obligations will change – the purpose is to create common payment instruments for the whole European Union, which will result in closing current Lithuanian payment and settlement systems. |
