T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Brazil»
 Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		1,4301,3651,3161,2671,234
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central bank11111
Number of branches or offices1010101010
Number of payment accounts164164167176182
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)45,96145,49542,69229,81638,156
Banks
Total number of entities160155152153154
Number of branches or offices32,25932,92333,07132,96133,420
Number of payment accounts (thousands)162,881172,855navnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)4045navnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)174,926179,955172,455148,122154,789
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Government Owned Banks
Total number of entities99999
Number of branches or offices12,23912,87913,18113,25813,193
Number of payment accounts (thousands)navnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)94,16692,55592,90083,09090,845
Private Banks
Total number of entities145140137138139
Number of branches or offices20,00920,04419,89019,69220,215
Number of payment accounts (thousands)navnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)80,75887,37679,55265,02263,941
Bank type III
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Bank type IV
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Bank type V
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Bank type VI
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Bank type VII
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Bank type VIII
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Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entities66666
Number of branches of foreign banks1112121112
Number of payment accounts (thousands)navnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)1243103
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entities1,2691,2091,1631,1131,079
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 entities1,2691,2091,1631,1131,078
Number of branches or offices4,9695,0925,3425,5475,727
Number of payment accounts (thousands)navnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (BRL millions)8,98410,96912,69213,81716,268
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
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MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnavnavnavnavnav
Total outstanding e-money value (BRL millions)navnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (BRL millions)navnavnavnavnav