T4: Number of payment cards and terminals Source
(thousands; end of year)
«Japan»
 Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1nap1,239,2951,273,0731,281,7241,331,068
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function 2nap361,450356,880337,200337,280
Cards with a debit function 3nap417,891419,307421,661425,274
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnavnavnavnav
Cards with a credit function 4nap259,790267,220258,900266,000
Cards with an e-money function 5nap200,164229,666263,963302,514
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 6nap1,8781,951navnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnapnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnavnavnavnav
Total number of ATMs 7nap137138137137
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal 7nap137138137137
Cash depositnapnavnavnavnav
Credit transfer 8nap137138navnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnavnavnavnav
 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.