T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
«Germany»
 Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Large-value payment systems
TARGET2-BBk
Total number of participantsnapnapnap2,744874
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 1napnapnap283644
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap276637
Central banknapnapnap11
Governmentnapnapnap00
Postal institutionnapnapnap00
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnap66
Othernapnapnap00
Indirectly connected participants 1napnapnap2,461230
Retail payment systems
RPS
Total number of participantsnapnapnap204207
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 2napnapnap204207
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnap203201
Central banknapnapnap11
Governmentnapnapnap00
Postal institutionnapnapnap00
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnap05
Othernapnapnap00
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnap00
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.