T7: Participation in major payment systems Source
(units; end of year)| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
 Large-value payment systems | |||||
| EURO1 / STEP1 | |||||
| Total number of participants | 199 | 183 | 168 | 158 | 149 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 199 | 183 | 168 | 158 | 149 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 199 | 183 | 168 | 158 | 149 |
| Central bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TARGET2 | |||||
| Total number of participants | 2,365 | 2,269 | 2,385 | 2,348 | 2,326 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 1,600 | 1,603 | 1,775 | 1,707 | 1,694 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 1,495 | 1,497 | 1,668 | 1,607 | 1,590 |
| Central bank | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Government | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 51 | 52 | 55 | 51 | 54 |
| Other | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 765 | 666 | 610 | 641 | 632 |
| Retail payment systems | |||||
| STEP2 ICT Service | |||||
| Total number of participants | 69 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 6 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 6 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Central bank | 0 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Government | 0 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 0 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Other | 0 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Indirectly connected participants | 63 | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| STEP2 SCT Service | |||||
| Total number of participants | 4,806 | 4,825 | 4,844 | 4,877 | 4,889 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 128 | 136 | 138 | 143 | 142 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 114 | 121 | 123 | 128 | 128 |
| Central bank | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 4,678 | 4,689 | 4,706 | 4,734 | 4,747 |
| STEP2 SDD B2B Service | |||||
| Total number of participants | 3,402 | 3,408 | 3,373 | 3,373 | 3,354 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 83 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 95 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 73 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 84 |
| Central bank | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 3,319 | 3,318 | 3,279 | 3,280 | 3,259 |
| STEP2 SDD CORE Service | |||||
| Total number of participants | 3,927 | 3,922 | 3,910 | 3,926 | 3,902 |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | 94 | 102 | 109 | 108 | 111 |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | 81 | 90 | 97 | 95 | 99 |
| Central bank | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Indirectly connected participants | 3,833 | 3,820 | 3,801 | 3,818 | 3,791 |
| Fast payment systems | |||||
| RT1 | |||||
| Total number of participants | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected | |||||
| Directly connected participants | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type | |||||
| Banks | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Central bank | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Government | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Postal institution | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Other | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |
| Indirectly connected participants | nap | nap | nap | nap | nap |