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
napnapnapnap363
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap16
Number of payment accountsnapnapnapnap2,360
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnap6,370
Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap314
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap38,142
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnap65,398
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands) 1napnapnapnap29,876
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnap515,391
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Credit institutions legally incorporated in the reporting country
Total number of entities 2napnapnapnap230
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap37,904
Number of payment accounts (thousands) 3napnapnapnap65,398
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnap488,259
Bank type II
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type III
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entities 4napnapnapnap84
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnapnapnap238
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnap27,132
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap48
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 entitiesnapnapnapnap48
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnav
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnav
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 (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnav
 1 Figures from 2010 to November 2014 have been estimated on the basis of information collected under Regulation ECB/2008/32.Figures from December 2014 have been estimated on the basis of information collected under Regulation ECB/2013/33. 2 Data refers to commercial banks, savings banks and credit cooperatives. 3 Data refers to payment accounts for credit institutions legally incorporated in the reporting countries and branches of foreign banks.Figures from 2010 to November 2014 have been estimated on the basis of info collected under Reg. ECB/2008/32. Figures onwards have been estimated on the basis of info collected under Reg. ECB/2013/33. 4 Data refers to offices reported by other payment services as defined in the ECB payments statistics regulation ECB/2013/43.