T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Saudi Arabia»
 Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		nap24242424
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknap1111
Number of branches or officesnap10101010
Number of payment accountsnapnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnavnavnavnav
Banks
Total number of entitiesnap23232323
Number of branches or officesnap1,6961,7681,9121,989
Number of payment accounts (thousands)nap16,94821,08122,08524,054
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)nap3,7545,0075,9006,764
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)nap1,2611,4021,5761,605
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Resident National Bank
Total number of entitiesnap12121212
Number of branches or officesnap1,6841,7551,8991,976
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnavnavnavnav
Bank type II
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type III
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnap11111111
Number of branches or officesnap12131313
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnavnavnavnav
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnap11111111
Number of branches of foreign banksnap12131313
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnavnavnavnav
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'non-banks offering payment services/
 instruments, total number of entities' by subcategory
Non-banks offering storage of value
 (on a payment account or on a device)
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnapnapnap
Total outstanding e-money value (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (SAR billions)napnapnapnapnap