T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Brazil»
 Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		napnap1,4301,3651,316
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnap111
Number of branches or officesnapnap101010
Number of payment accountsnapnap164164167
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnap45,96145,49542,692
Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnap160155152
Number of branches or officesnapnap32,25932,92333,071
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnap162,881172,855nav
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnap4045nav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnap174,926179,955172,455
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Government Owned Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnap999
Number of branches or officesnapnap12,23912,87913,181
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnap94,16692,55592,900
Private Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnap145140137
Number of branches or officesnapnap20,00920,04419,890
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnap80,75887,37679,552
Bank type III
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnapnap666
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnap111212
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnap1243
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnap1,2691,2091,163
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 entitiesnapnap1,2691,2091,163
Number of branches or officesnapnap4,9695,0925,342
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)napnap8,98410,96912,692
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnapnavnavnav
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnapnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnavnavnav
Total outstanding e-money value (BRL millions)napnapnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (BRL millions)napnapnavnavnav