The PIS dataset currently contains statistics on payment transactions initiated by payment initiation services.
Semi-annual data since 2022 to ongoing
Semi-annual
For information about the naming convention (series key dimensions and metadata), refer to the PIS underlying DSD (ECB_PAY6) maintained by the ECB.
Pure number, EUR (euro area Member States) and domestic currencies (non-euro area Member States)
Structured Feedback Reports and confirmation of data by NCBs
Revisions to historical data are transmitted alongside data reported for the latest reference period
PIS – Payment initiation service
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.
ECB’s Statistical Data Warehouse; time series to the ESCB; updated documentation in the ECB’s website
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 PIS in CSV format (zipped)