T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| TARGET2-BBk | |||||
| Total number of participants | 959 | 941 | 803 | 979 | 911 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants 1 | 816 | 802 | 683 | 857 | 811 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 810 | 796 | 677 | 851 | 805 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants 1 | 143 | 139 | 120 | 122 | 100 |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| RPS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 198 | 190 | 192 | 189 | 179 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants 2 | 198 | 190 | 192 | 189 | 179 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 188 | 180 | 182 | 179 | 169 |
| Central bank | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEP2 Card Clearing | |||||
| Total number of participants | 2,041 | 2,032 | 2,005 | 1,951 | 1,939 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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| Government | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Postal institution | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Other | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Indirectly connected participants | 2,034 | 2,025 | 1,998 | 1,944 | 1,932 |