T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
«Germany»
 Year
« ‹ 2014 › »
 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Large-value payment systems
TARGET2-BBk
Total number of participantsnapnap2,744874944
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 1napnap283644719
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnap276637712
Central banknapnap111
Governmentnapnap000
Postal institutionnapnap000
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnap666
Othernapnap000
Indirectly connected participants 1napnap2,461230225
Retail payment systems
RPS
Total number of participantsnapnap204207179
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants 2napnap204207179
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnap203201171
Central banknapnap114
Governmentnapnap000
Postal institutionnapnap000
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnap054
Othernapnap000
Indirectly connected participantsnapnap000
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.