T4: Number of payment cards and terminals Source
(thousands; end of year)
«United States»
 Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1napnavnavnavnav
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash function 2nap827,400845,100869,900913,300
Cards with a debit functionnap290,800296,000301,600307,300
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnavnavnavnav
Cards with a credit functionnap905,600917,400945,100998,100
Cards with an e-money functionnapnavnavnavnav
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 terminalsnapnavnavnavnav
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 ATMsnapnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawalnapnavnavnavnav
Cash depositnapnavnavnavnav
Credit transfernapnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnavnavnavnav
 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).