T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
Year
«  2012  »
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments
napnapnapnap82
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap1
Number of payment accountsnapnapnapnap311
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnap111,973
Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap65
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap4,199
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnap32,717
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnap226,898
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Government-owned Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap12
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap1,503
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnap12,944
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnap74,196
Domestic private Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap33
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap1,565
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnap10,583
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnap62,806
Banking subsidiaries of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap11
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap1,053
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnap8,702
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnap78,240
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap9
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnapnapnap78
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnap489
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnap11,657
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap16
Breakdown of 'non-banks offering payment services/
 instruments, total number of entities' by subcategory
Non-banks offering storage of value
 (on a payment account or on a device)
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap16
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap82
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnap
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnav
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnapnapnav
Total outstanding e-money value (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (ARS millions)napnapnapnapnav