T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Switzerland»
 Year
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PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards19,78420,63021,45822,56523,206
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function 1navnavnavnavnav
Cards with a debit function10,50610,64210,79911,12011,379
Cards with a delayed debit functionnavnavnavnavnav
Cards with a credit function6,5796,9147,2187,9828,323
Cards with an e-money function 22,6993,0743,4413,4633,504
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactless12,92115,68517,34118,96021,706
Of which: magstripenavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-bank13,07013,80814,47215,59215,856
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 3313338331316257
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminals 3313338331316257
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactless132201186174153
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.