T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«France»
 Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		nap641625498502
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknap1111
Number of branches or officesnap96969898
Number of payment accounts 1nap29,36629,36429,35128,353
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions) 1nap22,03121,75114,80316,091
Banks
Total number of entitiesnap639623496467
Number of branches or officesnap37,93037,76737,52337,084
Number of payment accounts (thousands)nap78,38379,48180,43381,562
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)nap600,795630,092672,337776,935
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Credit institutions legally incorporated in the reporting country
Total number of entitiesnap596579413416
Number of branches or officesnap37,93037,76737,52337,084
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)nap600,795630,098672,337776,935
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 entitiesnapnav448351
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnavnavnavnav
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnavnavnavnav
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnap11134
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 entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnapnap
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnap5457
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnavnavnavnav
Total outstanding e-money value (EUR millions)napnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (EUR millions)napnavnavnavnav
 1 Change in methodology: Before 2020, only natural person accounts are reported; as of 2020 reporting of accounts of other institutions, companies and natural persons.