T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| RTGS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 198 | 203 | 231 | 236 | 239 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 198 | 203 | 231 | 236 | 239 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 183 | 188 | 214 | 220 | 223 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | nav | nav | nav | nav | nap |
| Postal institution | nav | nav | nav | nav | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Large-value and retail payment systems | |||||
| NEFT | |||||
| Total number of participants | 183 | 192 | 213 | 217 | 222 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 183 | 192 | 213 | 217 | 222 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 181 | 190 | 211 | 215 | 220 |
| 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 | 872 | 1,146 | 1,145 | 1,154 | 1,165 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 142 | 150 | 148 | 139 | 103 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 93 | 104 | 101 | 88 | 91 |
| 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 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 12 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 730 | 996 | 997 | 1,015 | 1,062 |
| Cheque clearing | |||||
| Total number of participants | 1,356 | 1,613 | 2,005 | 2,101 | 1,740 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 270 | 270 | 265 | 276 | 398 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 268 | 268 | 263 | 274 | 396 |
| 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 | 1,086 | 1,343 | 1,740 | 1,825 | 1,342 |
| ECS / NECS | |||||
| Total number of participants 1 | 123 | 80 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 123 | 80 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 121 | 78 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| Postal institution | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1,243 | 1,312 | 1,332 | 1,377 | 1,343 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 148 | 158 | 162 | 171 | 161 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 148 | 158 | 162 | 171 | 161 |
| 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 | 1,095 | 1,154 | 1,170 | 1,206 | 1,182 |
| Fast payment systems | |||||
| IMPS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 204 | 362 | 498 | 559 | 620 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 204 | 362 | 498 | 559 | 620 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 181 | 337 | 472 | 533 | 594 |
| 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 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| UPI | |||||
| Total number of participants | 45 | 109 | 143 | 143 | 220 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 45 | 109 | 143 | 143 | 220 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 45 | 109 | 143 | 143 | 220 |
| 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 |