T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| TARGET2-BdF | |||||
| Total number of participants | 327 | 325 | 319 | 301 | 294 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 138 | 140 | 138 | 132 | 135 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 134 | 136 | 134 | 127 | 129 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 189 | 185 | 181 | 169 | 159 |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| CORE | |||||
| Total number of participants | 362 | 356 | 367 | 356 | 316 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 352 | 346 | 357 | 346 | 306 |
| SEPA-eu | |||||
| Total number of participants | 362 | 356 | 367 | 356 | 316 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 352 | 346 | 357 | 346 | 306 |