T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| RTGS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 203 | 231 | 236 | 239 | 2,166 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 203 | 231 | 236 | 239 | 239 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 188 | 214 | 220 | 223 | 223 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Government | nav | nav | nav | nap | nap |
| Postal institution | nav | nav | nav | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | 1,927 |
| Large-value and retail payment systems | |||||
| NEFT | |||||
| Total number of participants | 192 | 213 | 217 | 222 | 2,155 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 192 | 213 | 217 | 222 | 224 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 190 | 211 | 215 | 220 | 222 |
| 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 | 1,931 |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| Card based payments | |||||
| Total number of participants | 1,146 | 1,145 | 1,154 | 1,165 | 1,208 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 150 | 148 | 139 | 103 | 109 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 104 | 101 | 88 | 91 | 94 |
| 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 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 12 | 15 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 996 | 997 | 1,015 | 1,062 | 1,099 |
| Cheque clearing | |||||
| Total number of participants | 1,613 | 2,005 | 2,101 | 1,740 | 1,769 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 270 | 265 | 276 | 398 | 379 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 268 | 263 | 274 | 396 | 377 |
| 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 | 1,343 | 1,740 | 1,825 | 1,342 | 1,390 |
| ECS / NECS | |||||
| Total number of participants 1 | 80 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 80 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 78 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Government | nav | nav | nav | nav | 0 |
| Postal institution | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | nav | nav | nav | nav | 0 |
| Other | nav | nav | nav | nav | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | 0 |
| NACH | |||||
| Total number of participants | 1,312 | 1,332 | 1,377 | 1,343 | 1,403 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 158 | 162 | 171 | 161 | 177 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 158 | 162 | 171 | 161 | 177 |
| 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 | 1,154 | 1,170 | 1,206 | 1,182 | 1,226 |
| Fast payment systems | |||||
| IMPS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 362 | 498 | 559 | 620 | 643 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 362 | 498 | 559 | 620 | 643 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 337 | 472 | 533 | 594 | 628 |
| 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 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 |
| Indirectly connected participants | nav | nav | nav | nav | nav |
| UPI | |||||
| Total number of participants | 109 | 143 | 143 | 220 | 297 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 109 | 143 | 143 | 220 | 297 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 109 | 143 | 143 | 220 | 297 |
| 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 |