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Las transferencias procesadas por ACH Colombia: un análisis desde la perspectiva de topología de redes

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  • Fabio Ortega
  • Carlos Le�n

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Resumen Este documento tiene como objetivo construir, visualizar y examinar la estructura de las redes de transferencias procesadas por ACH Colombia, la infraestructura financiera que compensa y liquida la mayor cantidad y valor de las transferencias electrónicas al por menor ordenadas por personas naturales y jurídicas en Colombia. La evidencia indica que las redes de transferencias procesadas por ACH Colombia son atípicas frente a aquellas comúnmente documentadas en la literatura sobre redes financieras: son densas, homogéneas en la distribución de las conexiones y con altos niveles de reciprocidad y transitividad. La función de las instituciones financieras como procesadoras de órdenes de pago determina esta tipología; sin embargo, existe una distribución heterogénea de los valores de las transferencias, la cual se relaciona con el tamano por activos y por número de clientes de las instituciones financieras participantes. Los resultados son útiles para entender de mejor manera el funcionamiento de las ACH y de otros sistemas de pago de bajo valor. Abstract: The aim of this article is to build, visualize and examine the network structure of transfers processed by ACH Colombia, the financial infrastructure that clears and settles most of the value and number of retail electronic transfers ordered by individuals and firms in Colombia. There is evidence to suggest that ACH Colombia’s networks of transfers differ from those usually documented in the financial network literature: they are dense, homogeneous in the distribution of linkages, and highly reciprocal and transitive. The role of financial institutions as processors of payment orders determines this topology; yet, the distribution of the values transferred is heterogeneous, which relates to the size of financial institutions as measured by their asset value or their number of clients. Results are useful for better understanding the functioning of ACH and other retail payment systems.

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  • Fabio Ortega & Carlos Le�n, 2018. "Las transferencias procesadas por ACH Colombia: un análisis desde la perspectiva de topología de redes," Revista Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE, issue 88, pages 109-153.
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    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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