T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Switzerland»
 Year
« ‹ 2016 › »
 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards14,68815,30017,95118,52619,236
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function 114,62315,238navnavnav
Cards with a debit function8,8659,1099,80910,06210,488
Cards with a delayed debit functionnavnavnavnavnav
Cards with a credit function5,7666,1476,0086,1926,346
Cards with an e-money function 21,5332232,1342,2722,402
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnav4,6227,0769,854
Of which: magstripenavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknavnav11,67112,05712,554
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present paymentsnavnavnavnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals 3170167285288296
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminals 3170167285288296
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnav617596
Total number of ATMs77777
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal77777
Cash depositnavnavnavnavnav
Credit transfernavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnavnavnavnav
 1 As of 2014. data are no longer collected, as most cards reported under debit cards, credit cards and cards with an e-money function can be used for cash withdrawals. 2  2014: In December 2014, the reporting population and the survey approach for e-money were adjusted. 3  2014: In December 2014, the reporting population and survey approach for POS terminals were adjusted.