T8: Volume of transactions processed by selected payment systems Source
(millions, unless otherwise stated; total for the year)
«Euro area»
 Year
« ‹ 2018 › »
 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Large-value payment systems
EURO1 / STEP1
Total gross volume5855535353
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfers5855535352
Direct debits00000
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments00000
Partial breakdown of 'total gross volume'
Of which: volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSs'
 by PS whose transactions are settled
Concentration ratio in terms of volume (%)0.320.340.360.370.37
TARGET2
Total gross volume8889899089
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total gross volume'
Of which: volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'volume of settlement in the PS in question for other PSs'
 by PS whose transactions are settled
Concentration ratio in terms of volume (%)napnapnapnapnap
Retail payment systems
STEP2 ICT Service
Total gross volume23napnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfers23napnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instruments1napnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnapnapnapnap
STEP2 SCT Service
Total gross volume3,7914,0474,2184,4054,643
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfers3,7844,0414,2124,3974,635
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnapnapnapnap
STEP2 SDD B2B Service
Total gross volume7983848588
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfers32222
Direct debits7581828386
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnapnapnapnap
STEP2 SDD CORE Service
Total gross volume5,0645,1966,1176,5527,110
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfers139134138148160
Direct debits4,9255,0625,9796,4046,950
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnapnapnapnap
Fast payment systems
RT1
Total gross volumenapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total gross volume' by instrument type
Credit transfersnapnapnapnapnap
Direct debitsnapnapnapnapnap
Chequesnapnapnapnapnap
Card and e-money paymentsnapnapnapnapnap
Other payment instrumentsnapnapnapnapnap
Number of netting cyclesnapnapnapnapnap
Source: ECB