T4: Number of payment cards and terminals Source
(thousands; end of year)
«United States»
 Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1napnapnapnavnav
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function 2napnapnap827,400845,100
Cards with a debit functionnapnapnap290,800296,000
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnapnapnavnav
Cards with a credit functionnapnapnap905,600917,400
Cards with an e-money functionnapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnavnav
Of which: magstripenapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present paymentsnapnapnapnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminalsnapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnavnav
Total number of ATMsnapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawalnapnapnapnavnav
Cash depositnapnapnapnavnav
Credit transfernapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnavnav
 1 A card with multiple functions may appear in several categories; therefore, it is not meaningful to add the figures. 2 Includes credit and debit cards with a cash function.
Source: The Nilson Report (HSN Consultants Inc).