T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Canada»
 Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1napnap102,039105,027101,581
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash functionnapnapnavnavnav
Cards with a debit functionnapnap23,60023,90025,000
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnapnapnapnap
Cards with a credit function 2napnap78,43981,12776,581
Cards with an e-money functionnapnapnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactless 3napnapnavnavnav
Of which: magstripe 4napnap102,039105,027101,581
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknapnapnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 5napnapnavnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminalsnapnap794829879
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnapnap794829879
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnavnavnav
Total number of ATMsnapnap596566
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawalnapnap596566
Cash depositnapnap596566
Credit transfer 6napnap171919
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnavnavnav
 1 Total number of cards only includes "plastic cards". 2  2020: Change in data source from Canadian Banker's Association to VISA and Mastercard Operational Statements. This figure includes prepaid and gift cards. 3 All cards issued in Canada are mag stripe enabled, and all cards issued past 2010 have contactless technology. Based on an approximate turnover rate of 5 years for credit cards in Canada, the total of contactless and mag stripe cards is equivalent to the total of all cards in Canada from 2015 onwards 4 Data only reported for American Express cards. Not available prior to 2017. 5 Only available for 2017 and 2018. 6 In the process of revising data source. 2018: Data not yet available. Waiting on October 15th CBA Report.