T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Germany»
 Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1nap141,869143,114148,348151,136
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash functionnap135,344137,227144,283147,295
Cards with a debit functionnap105,594105,169104,100106,103
Cards with a delayed debit functionnap23,91024,78126,86228,245
Cards with a credit functionnap3,6853,9024,3924,900
Cards with an e-money functionnap97,99098,96295,55791,908
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnavnavnavnav
Of which: magstripenapnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknapnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present paymentsnapnavnavnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals 2nap7207441,1471,129
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminals 3nap720744766784
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnavnavnavnav
Total number of ATMs 4nap83838787
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal 5nap56565859
Cash depositnapnavnavnavnav
Credit transfer 6nap27272828
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnavnavnavnav
 1 Includes only plastic cards. 2 Encompasses only terminals with reference to the German scheme "Girocard". To avoid double-counting, the number of terminals includes the most widespread scheme only, since terminals usually accept different card brands. Only active terminals (terminals with at least one transaction in the reference period). Before 2014 terminals located outside the country, operated by domestic banks are included. Data source for terminals in Germany: Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft (DK). 3 Before 2014 terminals located outside the country, operated by domestic banks are included. 4 The total number of ATMs may, in some instances, be bigger than the sum of the number of ATMs with a cash withdrawal function and of ATMs with a credit transfer function, because it also encompasses the number of ATMs with a cash deposit function. Only ATMs operated by domestic payment service providers, located in- and outside the country are included. 5 Only ATMs with a cash withdrawal funtion operated by domestic payment service providers, located in- and outside the country are included. 6 Only ATMs with a credit transfer function operated by domestic payment service providers, located in- and outside the country are included.