Los Presentes es un conjunto escultórico en bronce del artista costarricense Fernando Calvo, ubicado en la plazoleta exterior del Banco Central de Costa Rica desde 1989. La obra está compuesta por nueve figuras humanas de tamaño natural que representan a los habitantes tradicionales del Valle Central y al campesinado costarricense.

Services for Entities

Settlement of External Services

The Settlement of External Services was launched in 2002. It is intended for external compensation bodies to liquidate transactions performed through ATMs, credit cards, electronic purses, and so forth.​

Using the services

This service allows compensator bodies to process operations in a speedier and timelier fashion, since it includes all accounts within the National Financial System. Participant entities gain more liquidity in their accounts, since operations from all SINPE services are centralized, along with those of other systems of payments.​

Advantages

  • It provides liquidity, easiness, and speediness when liquidating operations outside of SINPE
  • Movement of funds from these operations is facilitated
  • It provides information on operations liquidated through SINPE
  • Operations are transacted on pre-determined schedules.
  • Various fees are applied for using SINPE services. These are regulated in the System of Payments Regulations.

Related documents

System of Payments Regulations (Spanish)

This regulation governs the organization and operation of the National Electronic Payments System (SINPE), administered by the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), with the objective of promoting efficiency and the normal functioning of the Costa Rican payment system.

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