T7: Participation in major payment systems Source
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| BOJ-NET | |||||
| Total number of participants | 542 | 538 | 536 | 534 | 530 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 542 | 538 | 536 | 534 | 530 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 459 | 456 | 454 | 452 | 449 |
| Central bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Other | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FXYCS | |||||
| Total number of participants | 203 | 202 | 201 | 201 | 202 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Central bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 176 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 175 |
| Retail and fast payment systems | |||||
| Zengin System | |||||
| Total number of participants | 1,352 | 1,340 | 1,322 | 1,296 | 1,287 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 142 | 143 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 142 | 143 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
| Central bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 1,210 | 1,197 | 1,177 | 1,151 | 1,142 |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| Tokyo Clearing House | |||||
| Total number of participants | 317 | 315 | 312 | 305 | 304 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 211 | 209 | 206 | 199 | 198 |