T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| TARGET2-BdF | |||||
| Total number of participants | 320 | 317 | 329 | 327 | 325 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 121 | 123 | 133 | 138 | 140 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 116 | 119 | 129 | 134 | 136 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 199 | 194 | 196 | 189 | 185 |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| CORE | |||||
| Total number of participants | 367 | 367 | 363 | 362 | 356 |
| 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 | 357 | 357 | 353 | 352 | 346 |
| SEPA-eu | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | 363 | 362 | 356 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | nap | nap | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | nap | nap | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Central bank | nap | nap | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | nap | nap | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | nap | nap | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | nap | nap | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nap | nap | 353 | 352 | 346 |