T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
Year
«  2013  »
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments
napnapnap641625
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnapnap11
Number of branches or officesnapnapnap9696
Number of payment accounts 1napnapnap29,36629,364
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions) 1napnapnap22,03121,751
Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnap639623
Number of branches or officesnapnapnap37,93037,767
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnap78,38379,481
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnap600,795630,092
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Credit institutions legally incorporated in the reporting country
Total number of entitiesnapnapnap596579
Number of branches or officesnapnapnap37,93037,767
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnap600,795630,098
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 entitiesnapnapnapnav44
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnapnapnavnav
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnapnavnav
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnap11
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 issuersnapnapnap54
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnapnavnav
Total outstanding e-money value (EUR millions)napnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (EUR millions)napnapnapnavnav
 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.