T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| RTGS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 172 | 177 | 192 | 197 | 198 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 172 | 177 | 192 | 197 | 198 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 157 | 164 | 177 | 185 | 183 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Postal institution | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Other | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Large-value and retail payment systems | |||||
| NEFT | |||||
| Total number of participants | 146 | 161 | 161 | 173 | 183 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 146 | 161 | 161 | 173 | 183 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 144 | 159 | 159 | 171 | 181 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| Card based payments | |||||
| Total number of participants | 53 | 298 | 395 | 647 | 872 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 53 | 91 | 105 | 127 | 142 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 53 | 60 | 75 | 86 | 93 |
| Central bank | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| 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 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 49 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | 207 | 290 | 520 | 730 |
| Cheque clearing | |||||
| Total number of participants | 200 | 535 | 701 | 1,244 | 1,356 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 108 | 213 | 258 | 264 | 270 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 106 | 211 | 256 | 262 | 268 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Postal institution | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Other | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Indirectly connected participants | 92 | 322 | 443 | 980 | 1,086 |
| ECS / NECS | |||||
| Total number of participants 1 | 117 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 117 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 115 | 115 | 121 | 121 | 121 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Postal institution | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Other | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| NACH | |||||
| Total number of participants | 35 | 257 | 459 | 954 | 1,243 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 29 | 117 | 136 | 147 | 148 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 29 | 117 | 136 | 147 | 148 |
| Central bank | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| 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 | 6 | 140 | 323 | 807 | 1,095 |
| Fast payment systems | |||||
| IMPS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 17 | 26 | 53 | 122 | 204 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 17 | 26 | 53 | 122 | 204 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 17 | 26 | 53 | 107 | 181 |
| Central bank | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| 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 | 15 | 23 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| UPI | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | nap | nap | 45 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | nap | nap | nap | nap | 45 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | nap | nap | nap | nap | 45 |
| Central bank | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| 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 | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |