BIS Statistics Explorer: Table T3

T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments

(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)

	Year
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total number of institutions offering payment services/instruments	A:CH:IA:N:A	A:CH:IA:N:A	A:CH:IA:N:A	A:CH:IA:N:A	A:CH:IA:N:A
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering payment services/instruments' by category
Central bank	A:CH:CB:N:A	A:CH:CB:N:A	A:CH:CB:N:A	A:CH:CB:N:A	A:CH:CB:N:A
Number of branches or offices ¹	A:CH:CB:N:C	A:CH:CB:N:C	A:CH:CB:N:C	A:CH:CB:N:C	A:CH:CB:N:C
Number of payment accounts ²	A:CH:CB:N:F	A:CH:CB:N:F	A:CH:CB:N:F	A:CH:CB:N:F	A:CH:CB:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions)	A:CH:CB:V:F	A:CH:CB:V:F	A:CH:CB:V:F	A:CH:CB:V:F	A:CH:CB:V:F
Banks
Total number of entities	A:CH:BA:N:A	A:CH:BA:N:A	A:CH:BA:N:A	A:CH:BA:N:A	A:CH:BA:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:BA:N:C	A:CH:BA:N:C	A:CH:BA:N:C	A:CH:BA:N:C	A:CH:BA:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:BA:N:F	A:CH:BA:N:F	A:CH:BA:N:F	A:CH:BA:N:F	A:CH:BA:N:F
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)	A:CH:BA:N:I	A:CH:BA:N:I	A:CH:BA:N:I	A:CH:BA:N:I	A:CH:BA:N:I
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ³	A:CH:BA:V:F	A:CH:BA:V:F	A:CH:BA:V:F	A:CH:BA:V:F	A:CH:BA:V:F
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Cantonal banks
Total number of entities ⁴	A:CH:B1:N:A	A:CH:B1:N:A	A:CH:B1:N:A	A:CH:B1:N:A	A:CH:B1:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B1:N:C	A:CH:B1:N:C	A:CH:B1:N:C	A:CH:B1:N:C	A:CH:B1:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B1:N:F	A:CH:B1:N:F	A:CH:B1:N:F	A:CH:B1:N:F	A:CH:B1:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ⁵	A:CH:B1:V:F	A:CH:B1:V:F	A:CH:B1:V:F	A:CH:B1:V:F	A:CH:B1:V:F
Big banks
Total number of entities ⁶	A:CH:B2:N:A	A:CH:B2:N:A	A:CH:B2:N:A	A:CH:B2:N:A	A:CH:B2:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B2:N:C	A:CH:B2:N:C	A:CH:B2:N:C	A:CH:B2:N:C	A:CH:B2:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B2:N:F	A:CH:B2:N:F	A:CH:B2:N:F	A:CH:B2:N:F	A:CH:B2:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ⁵	A:CH:B2:V:F	A:CH:B2:V:F	A:CH:B2:V:F	A:CH:B2:V:F	A:CH:B2:V:F
Regional and savings banks
Total number of entities ⁷	A:CH:B3:N:A	A:CH:B3:N:A	A:CH:B3:N:A	A:CH:B3:N:A	A:CH:B3:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B3:N:C	A:CH:B3:N:C	A:CH:B3:N:C	A:CH:B3:N:C	A:CH:B3:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B3:N:F	A:CH:B3:N:F	A:CH:B3:N:F	A:CH:B3:N:F	A:CH:B3:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ³	A:CH:B3:V:F	A:CH:B3:V:F	A:CH:B3:V:F	A:CH:B3:V:F	A:CH:B3:V:F
Raiffeisen banks
Total number of entities ⁸	A:CH:B4:N:A	A:CH:B4:N:A	A:CH:B4:N:A	A:CH:B4:N:A	A:CH:B4:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B4:N:C	A:CH:B4:N:C	A:CH:B4:N:C	A:CH:B4:N:C	A:CH:B4:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B4:N:F	A:CH:B4:N:F	A:CH:B4:N:F	A:CH:B4:N:F	A:CH:B4:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ⁵	A:CH:B4:V:F	A:CH:B4:V:F	A:CH:B4:V:F	A:CH:B4:V:F	A:CH:B4:V:F
Other bank categories
Total number of entities ⁹	A:CH:B5:N:A	A:CH:B5:N:A	A:CH:B5:N:A	A:CH:B5:N:A	A:CH:B5:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B5:N:C	A:CH:B5:N:C	A:CH:B5:N:C	A:CH:B5:N:C	A:CH:B5:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B5:N:F	A:CH:B5:N:F	A:CH:B5:N:F	A:CH:B5:N:F	A:CH:B5:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ⁵	A:CH:B5:V:F	A:CH:B5:V:F	A:CH:B5:V:F	A:CH:B5:V:F	A:CH:B5:V:F
Bank type VI
Total number of entities	A:CH:B6:N:A	A:CH:B6:N:A	A:CH:B6:N:A	A:CH:B6:N:A	A:CH:B6:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B6:N:C	A:CH:B6:N:C	A:CH:B6:N:C	A:CH:B6:N:C	A:CH:B6:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B6:N:F	A:CH:B6:N:F	A:CH:B6:N:F	A:CH:B6:N:F	A:CH:B6:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions)	A:CH:B6:V:F	A:CH:B6:V:F	A:CH:B6:V:F	A:CH:B6:V:F	A:CH:B6:V:F
Bank type VII
Total number of entities	A:CH:B7:N:A	A:CH:B7:N:A	A:CH:B7:N:A	A:CH:B7:N:A	A:CH:B7:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B7:N:C	A:CH:B7:N:C	A:CH:B7:N:C	A:CH:B7:N:C	A:CH:B7:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B7:N:F	A:CH:B7:N:F	A:CH:B7:N:F	A:CH:B7:N:F	A:CH:B7:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions)	A:CH:B7:V:F	A:CH:B7:V:F	A:CH:B7:V:F	A:CH:B7:V:F	A:CH:B7:V:F
Bank type VIII
Total number of entities	A:CH:B8:N:A	A:CH:B8:N:A	A:CH:B8:N:A	A:CH:B8:N:A	A:CH:B8:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:B8:N:C	A:CH:B8:N:C	A:CH:B8:N:C	A:CH:B8:N:C	A:CH:B8:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:B8:N:F	A:CH:B8:N:F	A:CH:B8:N:F	A:CH:B8:N:F	A:CH:B8:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions)	A:CH:B8:V:F	A:CH:B8:V:F	A:CH:B8:V:F	A:CH:B8:V:F	A:CH:B8:V:F
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entities	A:CH:FB:N:A	A:CH:FB:N:A	A:CH:FB:N:A	A:CH:FB:N:A	A:CH:FB:N:A
Number of branches of foreign banks	A:CH:FB:N:C	A:CH:FB:N:C	A:CH:FB:N:C	A:CH:FB:N:C	A:CH:FB:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:FB:N:F	A:CH:FB:N:F	A:CH:FB:N:F	A:CH:FB:N:F	A:CH:FB:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ⁵	A:CH:FB:V:F	A:CH:FB:V:F	A:CH:FB:V:F	A:CH:FB:V:F	A:CH:FB:V:F
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entities	A:CH:NA:N:A	A:CH:NA:N:A	A:CH:NA:N:A	A:CH:NA:N:A	A:CH:NA:N:A
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 entities ¹⁰	A:CH:N1:N:A	A:CH:N1:N:A	A:CH:N1:N:A	A:CH:N1:N:A	A:CH:N1:N:A
Number of branches or offices	A:CH:N1:N:C	A:CH:N1:N:C	A:CH:N1:N:C	A:CH:N1:N:C	A:CH:N1:N:C
Number of payment accounts (thousands)	A:CH:N1:N:F	A:CH:N1:N:F	A:CH:N1:N:F	A:CH:N1:N:F	A:CH:N1:N:F
Value of payment accounts (CHF millions) ¹¹	A:CH:N1:V:F	A:CH:N1:V:F	A:CH:N1:V:F	A:CH:N1:V:F	A:CH:N1:V:F
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entities	A:CH:N2:N:A	A:CH:N2:N:A	A:CH:N2:N:A	A:CH:N2:N:A	A:CH:N2:N:A
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuers	A:CH:EA:N:A	A:CH:EA:N:A	A:CH:EA:N:A	A:CH:EA:N:A	A:CH:EA:N:A
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers' by type of institution
Of which: non-banks	A:CH:EN:N:A	A:CH:EN:N:A	A:CH:EN:N:A	A:CH:EN:N:A	A:CH:EN:N:A
Total outstanding e-money value (CHF millions) ¹¹	A:CH:EA:V:F	A:CH:EA:V:F	A:CH:EA:V:F	A:CH:EA:V:F	A:CH:EA:V:F
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value' by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (CHF millions) ¹¹	A:CH:EN:V:F	A:CH:EN:V:F	A:CH:EN:V:F	A:CH:EN:V:F	A:CH:EN:V:F

¹ The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has two head offices (Berne and Zurich) and six representative offices (Basel, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Lugano and St Gallen). ² Number of sight deposits of banks and non-banks held at the SNB. ³ Liabilities due to customers on sight in all currencies ⁴ The subcatories of banks are defined by the SNB and are based on a number of different characteristics such as business focus, geographic scope of activities and legal status of banks rather than their importance in the Swiss payment industry. For information on cantonal banks, see https://data.snb.ch/en/topics/banken#!/doc/explanations_banken#banks_cat. ⁵ Liabilities due to customers on sight in all currencies. ⁶ The subcatories of banks are defined by the SNB and are based on a number of different characteristics such as business focus, geographic scope of activities and legal status of banks rather than their importance in the Swiss payment industry. For information on big banks, see https://data.snb.ch/en/topics/banken#!/doc/explanations_banken#banks_cat. ⁷ The subcatories of banks are defined by the SNB and are based on a number of different characteristics such as business focus, geographic scope of activities and legal status of banks rather than their importance in the Swiss payment industry. For information on regional and savings banks, see https://data.snb.ch/en/topics/banken#!/doc/explanations_banken#banks_cat. ⁸ The subcatories of banks are defined by the SNB and are based on a number of different characteristics such as business focus, geographic scope of activities and legal status of banks rather than their importance in the Swiss payment industry. Together, legally autonomous Raiffeisen banks form the Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative, which takes on tasks for the Raiffeisen banks as one group. For further information on Raiffeisen banks, see https://data.snb.ch/en/topics/banken#!/doc/explanations_banken#banks_cat. ⁹ The subcategories of banks are defined by the SNB and are based on a number of different characteristics such as business focus, geographic scope of activities and legal status of banks rather than their importance in the Swiss payment industry. Other bank categories comprises stock exchange banks, private bankers, foreign-controlled banks and other banking institutions. For further information on these SNB bank categories, see https://data.snb.ch/en/topics/banken#!/doc/explanations_banken#banks_cat. ¹⁰ 2012: PostFinance, the financial unit of Swiss Post, has been offering payment services as a non-bank based on the Postal Organisation Act. Since mid-2013, PostFinance has held a banking licence. As of 2013, data relating to PostFinance are reported under "Banks". For consistency reasons with the revised red book methodology, 2012 data relating to PostFinance are not shown in this time series. In 2012, the number of PostFinance's branches and offices, including post offices and agenies of Swiss Post that offered payment services, was 2,226, the number of accounts 4,549 thousand, the value of accounts CHF 99,160 million. ¹¹ 2017: Improvement of data quality due to entities' adjustments of their reporting practice.