TARGET2-Securities (T2S)
T2S will be a single settlement platform offering Delivery versus Payment (DvP) settlement in central bank money, which is called CPSS Model I DvP, for different currencies on a real-time gross basis. Links between CSDs of the European Union will be redundant with the introduction of T2S, because the settlement can be processed on a single common platform. All CSDs, who will sign or already have signed the framework agreement (e.g. Clearstream) with the Eurosystem, will be directly connected with T2S.
Figure 14: T2S
(cf. Clearstream, 2009)
In addition agent banks will be able to route their settlement instructions directly to T2S and query related information through an web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Figure 15: The future landscape with T2S
(ECB, 2010)
On 3 January 2012 two T2S connectivity licences were awarded to SWIFT and a consortium composed of SIA and Colt.
On 8 May 2012 9 CSDs signed the framework agreement in Frankfurt:
- Monte Titoli (Italy)
- BOGS (Greece)
- Clearstream Banking AG (Germany)
- LUX CSD S.A. (Luxembourg)
- NBB-SSS (Belgium)
- Depozitarui Central (Romania)
- VP LUX S.a.r.l (Luxembourg)
- VP Securities A/S (Denmark)
(see, ECB, 2012)