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T4: Number of payment cards and terminals ^Source

(thousands; end of year)

«Japan»	Year
« ‹ 2021 › »	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards ¹	1,421,945	1,468,738	1,534,841	1,578,118	1,620,109
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function ²	337,400	337,550	338,200	336,060	334,550
Cards with a debit function ³	439,026	445,126	453,792	456,457	459,624
Cards with a delayed debit function	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Cards with a credit function ⁴	278,270	283,940	292,960	295,310	301,010
Cards with an e-money function ⁵	367,249	402,122	449,889	490,291	524,925
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactless	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Of which: magstripe	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-bank	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals ⁶	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals' by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminals	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactless	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Total number of ATMs ⁷	137	136	134	130	125
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal ⁷	137	136	134	130	125
Cash deposit	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Credit transfer ⁸	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactless	nav	nav	nav	nav	nav

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.