T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
«Russia»
 Year
« ‹ 2018 › »
 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Large-value payment systems
BESP System (discontinued)
Total number of participants2,4952,1131,7411,503nap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants2,4952,1131,7411,503nap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 12,3201,9421,5711,333nap
Central bank 287838383nap
Government 387878686nap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Other1111nap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Large-value and retail payment systems
MER (discontinued)
Total number of participants2,4262,0381,6581,417nap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants2,4262,0381,6581,417nap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 12,3401,9561,5761,335nap
Central bank 286828282nap
Government 3napnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
NSD Payment System
Total number of participantsnav730656526454
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnav730656526454
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnav464396351291
Central banknav1111
Governmentnav0000
Postal institutionnav0000
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnav0033
Othernav265259171159
Indirectly connected participantsnavnapnapnapnap
Payments using letters of advice (discontinued)
Total number of participants86828181nap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants86828181nap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnapnap
Central bank 286828181nap
Governmentnapnapnapnapnap
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnapnap
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
VER (discontinued)
Total number of participants2,4262,0381,6581,417nap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participants2,4262,0381,6581,417nap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 12,3401,9561,5761,335nap
Central bank 286828282nap
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 participantsnapnapnapnap1,979
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap1,979
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banks 1napnapnapnap1,575
Central bank 2napnapnapnap253
Government 3napnapnapnap151
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnap
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnap
Othernapnapnapnap0
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap0
 1 Credit institutions and their branches. 2 Bank of Russia branches. 3 The Federal Treasury and its regional offices.