T4: Number of payment cards and terminals Source
(thousands; end of year)
«Japan»
 Year
« ‹ 2012 › »
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1napnapnapnap1,239,295
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function 2napnapnapnap361,450
Cards with a debit function 3napnapnapnap417,891
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnapnapnapnav
Cards with a credit function 4napnapnapnap259,790
Cards with an e-money function 5napnapnapnap200,164
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnapnav
Of which: magstripenapnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknapnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present paymentsnapnapnapnapnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals 6napnapnapnap1,878
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnapnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnapnav
Total number of ATMs 7napnapnapnap137
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal 7napnapnapnap137
Cash depositnapnapnapnapnav
Credit transfer 8napnapnapnap137
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnapnav
 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.