T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
Year
«  2015  »
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments
nap1,7601,7721,7611,768
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknap1111
Number of branches or officesnap17172020
Number of payment accountsnap84844851
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap2,0252,3274,6244,954
Banks
Total number of entitiesnap1,7591,7401,7301,726
Number of branches or officesnap122,093128,203136,964144,164
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap79,14090,859100,585107,938
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Public sector banks
Total number of entitiesnap26272727
Number of branches or officesnap73,81881,76087,27890,420
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap57,45765,89071,95574,862
Private banks
Total number of entitiesnap20202021
Number of branches or officesnap21,98518,09020,07022,799
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap13,95815,91718,34521,477
Regional rural banks
Total number of entitiesnap62575656
Number of branches or officesnap17,09618,42619,47220,416
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap2,0652,3342,6623,066
Urban co-operative banks
Total number of entitiesnap1,6061,5891,5791,574
Number of branches or officesnap8,7909,5269,72210,091
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap2,7693,1783,5513,922
Non-scheduled commercial banks
Total number of entitiesnap4444
Number of branches or officesnap7990106118
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap13162024
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnap41434444
Number of branches of foreign banksnap325311316320
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)nap2,8783,5244,0524,588
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnav313041
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 entitiesnapnav313041
Number of branches or officesnapnavnavnavnav
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnav120,342195,784363,597
Value of payment accounts (INR billions)napnav6712
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnavnavnavnav
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnav686876
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnav313041
Total outstanding e-money value (INR billions)napnav101421
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (INR billions)napnav6712