In all cases of bank failure, the bank’s management is replaced and the individuals involved would normally not be permitted to hold influential positions in banks again. When a bank experiences funding difficulties on a short-term basis, lender-of-last-resort assistance is provided to it. Lender-of-last-resort assistance is a recognised responsibility and practice of central banks.
Since its establishment, TARGET has become one of the largest real-time gross settlement payment systems in the world. The system has increased the use of real-time gross settlement in the EU by roughly 20% since the introduction of the euro.