摘要:In recent years, there has been strong international focus on risk in the payment system and most countrieshave implemented measures to reduce this risk. In this article, we will discuss the main aspects of NorgesBank's and the Norwegian banking industry's efforts to reduce settlement risk in Norway's payment system.The establishment of Norges Bank's settlement system (NBO) in 1997 was a milestone in this work. A comparisonof settlement risk today with risk before the establishment of NBO shows a considerable reduction, but thereis scope for further reduction