T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
«Russia»
 Year
« ‹ 2020 › »
 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Large-value payment systems
BESP System (discontinued)
Total number of participants1,7411,503napnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants1,7411,503napnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 11,5711,333napnapnap
Central bank 28383napnapnap
Government 38686napnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Other11napnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Large-value and retail payment systems
MER (discontinued)
Total number of participants1,6581,417napnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants1,6581,417napnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 11,5761,335napnapnap
Central bank 28282napnapnap
Government 3napnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
NSD Payment System
Total number of participants656526454376347
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants656526454376347
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks396351291257237
Central bank11111
Government00000
Postal institution00000
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems03332
Other259171159115107
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Payments using letters of advice (discontinued)
Total number of participants8181napnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants8181napnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnapnap
Central bank 28181napnapnap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
VER (discontinued)
Total number of participants1,6581,417napnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants1,6581,417napnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 11,5761,335napnapnap
Central bank 28282napnapnap
Government 3napnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Large-value and fast payment systems
Bank of Russia Payment System
Total number of participantsnapnap1,9791,7791,638
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnap1,9791,7791,638
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 1napnap1,5751,4031,263
Central bank 2napnap253231231
Government 3napnap151145144
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnap000
Indirectly connected participantsnapnap000
 1 Credit institutions and their branches. 2 Bank of Russia branches. 3 The Federal Treasury and its regional offices.