T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Canada»
 Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1napnapnap102,039105,027
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash functionnapnapnapnavnav
Cards with a debit functionnapnapnap23,60023,900
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnapnapnapnap
Cards with a credit function 2napnapnap78,43981,127
Cards with an e-money functionnapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactless 3napnapnapnavnav
Of which: magstripe 4napnapnap102,039105,027
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 5napnapnapnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminalsnapnapnap794829
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnapnapnap794829
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnavnav
Total number of ATMsnapnapnap5965
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawalnapnapnap5965
Cash depositnapnapnap5965
Credit transfer 6napnapnap1719
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnavnav
 1 Total number of cards only includes "plastic cards". 2  2020: Change in data source from Canadian Banker's Association to VISA and Mastercard Operational Statements. This figure includes prepaid and gift cards. 3 All cards issued in Canada are mag stripe enabled, and all cards issued past 2010 have contactless technology. Based on an approximate turnover rate of 5 years for credit cards in Canada, the total of contactless and mag stripe cards is equivalent to the total of all cards in Canada from 2015 onwards 4 Data only reported for American Express cards. Not available prior to 2017. 5 Only available for 2017 and 2018. 6 In the process of revising data source. 2018: Data not yet available. Waiting on October 15th CBA Report.