A system and method are disclosed for continuous intraday final settlement of payment orders among a plurality of participants, each participant having facilities configured to electronically send and receive the payment orders in the form of payment messages. Primary positions, corresponding to balances in a prefunded balance account, are stored. Supplemental positions, corresponding to balances in the prefunded balance account, are stored. Payment messages are received from sending participants. A selected payment message is released, such that the sending participant's supplemental position is decreased by the payment amount and the receiving participant's supplemental position is increased by the payment amount, if it is determined that: (i) the sending participant's supplemental position, after subtraction of the payment amount, is greater than or equal to the predetermined minimum for the sending participant's supplemental position, and (ii) the receiving participant's supplemental position, after addition of the payment amount, is less than or equal to the predetermined maximum for the receiving participant's supplemental position.