T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| CHAPS Sterling | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | nap | nap | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | nap | nap | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | nap | nap | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| BACS | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | nap | nap | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | nap | nap | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Cheque/credit | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | nap | nap | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | nap | nap | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| LINK | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Central bank | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Government | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Other | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Indirectly connected participants | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |
| Fast payment systems | |||||
| Faster Payments Service | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Central bank | nap | nap | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nap | nap | nav | nav | nav |