T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
«Germany»
 Year
« ‹ 2012 › »
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Large-value payment systems
TARGET2-BBk
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap2,744
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 1napnapnapnap283
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap276
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnap0
Postal institutionnapnapnapnap0
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnap6
Othernapnapnapnap0
Indirectly connected participants 1napnapnapnap2,461
Retail payment systems
RPS
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap204
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 2napnapnapnap204
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap203
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnap0
Postal institutionnapnapnapnap0
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnap0
Othernapnapnapnap0
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap0
STEP2 Card Clearing
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnapnap
Central banknapnapnapnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
 1 When the transition period ended in 2013, many formerly indirect participants decided to participate directly. 2 After a revision of the definition of a participant, "Other direct participants" are no longer shown, as the links to them exist outside the normal EMZ participation agreements.