The PST dataset contains information on payment transactions processed in retail and large-value payment systems
Annual data since 2000 to ongoing (annual frequency not available for all series)
Semi-annual data since 2022 to ongoing
Semi-annual
For information about the naming convention (series key dimensions and metadata), refer to the PST underlying DSD (ECB_PAY14) maintained by the ECB.
Structured Feedback Reports and confirmation of data by NCBs
PST – Transactions in payment systems
National Central Banks in the European Union
DG-S Financial Statistics (MOE/FINS)
Logical and plausibility checking
Data are published 7 months after the reference period for semi-annual data.
The reporting requirements were laid down in the:
Regulation ECB/2020/59 amending Regulation ECB 2013/43 on payment statistics
Guideline ECB/2021/13 on reporting requirements on payments statistics
Download the series catalogue containing a full list of series and associated metadata of the dataset PST in CSV format (zipped)