T4: Number of payment cards and terminals Source
(thousands; end of year)
«Japan»
 Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1napnap1,239,2951,273,0731,281,724
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function 2napnap361,450356,880337,200
Cards with a debit function 3napnap417,891419,307421,661
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnapnavnavnav
Cards with a credit function 4napnap259,790267,220258,900
Cards with an e-money function 5napnap200,164229,666263,963
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnavnavnav
Of which: magstripenapnapnavnavnav
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 paymentsnapnapnavnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals 6napnap1,8781,951nav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnapnapnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnavnavnav
Total number of ATMs 7napnap137138137
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal 7napnap137138137
Cash depositnapnapnavnavnav
Credit transfer 8napnap137138nav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnavnavnav
 1 Cards with multiple functions are counted multiple times. Sum of available data. 2 As of end-September. Cash cards issued by Japan Post Bank are not included. 3 Figures are calculated by submitted data from four debit card networks, i.e., J-Debit, JCB, VISA, and UnionPay. Prior to FY 2013, figures are calculated by submitted data from J-Debit and financial institutions issuing debit cards. Sum of available data: some data are as of end-September and others are as of end-March (following year) data. Inactive cards are partly included. 4 As of end-March of the following year. 5 As of end-March of the following year. Based on the survey by the Bank of Japan. From 2018, the number of active users of mobile applications (as of end-December, based on the survey by the Payments Japan Association) are added. 6 For figures up to 2013, terminals with debit and credit functions are counted twice; as of September for credit and January of the following year for debit. 7 As of end-September. 8 Figures up to 2013 are as of end-September.
Sources: Japanese Bankers Association; Japan Debit Card Promotion Association; Japan Consumer Credit Association; Bank of Japan.