T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
Year
«  2014  »
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments
napnap641625498
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnap111
Number of branches or officesnapnap969698
Number of payment accounts 1napnap29,36629,36429,351
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions) 1napnap22,03121,75114,803
Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnap639623496
Number of branches or officesnapnap37,93037,76737,523
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnap78,38379,48180,433
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnapnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnap600,795630,092672,337
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Credit institutions legally incorporated in the reporting country
Total number of entitiesnapnap596579413
Number of branches or officesnapnap37,93037,76737,523
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnap600,795630,098672,337
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 entitiesnapnapnav4483
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnapnavnavnav
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (EUR millions)napnapnavnavnav
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnap111
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 issuersnapnap545
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnavnavnav
Total outstanding e-money value (EUR millions)napnapnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (EUR millions)napnapnavnavnav
 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.