T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Saudi Arabia»
 Year
« ‹ 2012 › »
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		napnapnapnap24
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap10
Number of payment accountsnapnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnav
Banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap23
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap1,696
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnap16,948
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnapnapnap3,754
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnap1,261
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Resident National Bank
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap12
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap1,684
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnav
Bank type II
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type III
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap11
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap12
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnav
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap11
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnapnapnap12
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnav
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
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 (SAR billions)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 issuersnapnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnapnapnap
Total outstanding e-money value (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap