T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Belgium»
 Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 120,64720,04122,77022,95423,098
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function20,64720,04121,39721,87522,593
Cards with a debit function16,19715,68416,22317,02216,901
Cards with a delayed debit function4,4504,3572,8643,2253,331
Cards with a credit function 2navnav2,1022,3332,276
Cards with an e-money function13,01013,46110,6814,8244,863
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnavnavnav
Of which: magstripenavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present paymentsnapnapnavnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals136140183185190
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminals136140183185190
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnavnavnavnav
Total number of ATMs1615131612
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal99888
Cash depositnavnavnavnavnav
Credit transfer1010888
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnavnavnavnav
 1 We only receive detailed information on physical ('plastic') cards from our reporting agents. Therefore virtual cards are not included in the overview. 2  2014: From 2014, a destinction was made between delayed debit cards and credit cards in the data collection.