T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«South Africa»
 Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		nap33343536
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknap1111
Number of branches or officesnap7777
Number of payment accountsnap280284305309
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)nap71797477
Banks
Total number of entitiesnap32333435
Number of branches or officesnap3,7133,7044,1764,051
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)nap2,5982,7863,0023,298
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
All banks except private banks and branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnap32333435
Number of branches or officesnap3,7133,7044,1764,051
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)nap2,5982,7863,0023,298
Private banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type III
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnapnavnavnavnav
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnavnavnavnav
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (ZAR billions)napnavnavnavnav
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 (ZAR 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 (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (ZAR billions)napnapnapnapnap