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Scope
Data presentation - Summary description

The PSS dataset currently contains information on:

 

  • Statistics on access and usage of payment services
  • Statistics on access and usage of payment terminals
  • Statistics on TARGET2 per country
  • Statistics on national retail and large-value payment systems
  • Statistics on pan-european systems
  • Euro area aggregates and comparative indicators
Methodological information
Source data type

National data are collected and compiled by EU NCBs

Time period

Annual data since 2000 to ongoing

Base period

No base period

Frequency of data collection

Annual

Statistical concepts and definitions

For information about the naming convention (series key dimensions and metadata), refer to the PSS underlying DSD (ECB_PSS1) maintained by the ECB.

Statistical unit

EUR (euro area Member States) and domestic currencies (non-euro area Member States)

Statistical processing
Data validation

Structured Feedback Reports and confirmation of data/tables by NCBs 

Data revision - policy

Revisions to historical data are transmitted alongside data reported for the latest reference period

Administrative Information
Title

PSS - Payments and Settlement Systems Statistics

Data source

National Central Banks in the European Union

Quality
Quality management

Logical and plausibility checking

Timeliness

Data are published 9 months after the reference period.

Dissemination
Release policy - release calendar

Release calendar schedule on the ECB's website:

 

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/statscal/html/index.en.html

Dissemination format

ECB's Data Portal; time series to the ESCB; updated documentation in the ECB's website

Dissemination format - news release

Press release in Q3 of each year:

 

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/stats/paysec/html/index.en.html

Documentation on methodology

Payments Statistics on the ECB website: 

 

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/payment_statistics/payment_services/html/index.en.html

 

 

Legal and institutional environment
Legal acts and other agreements

Regulation ECB/2013/43:

 

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1597074534727&uri=CELEX:32013R1409

 

Recommendation ECB/2013/44:

 

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1597161507703&uri=CELEX:52013HB0044

 

Guideline ECB/2014/15:

 

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1597132465532&uri=CELEX:32014O0015

 

Council regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank:

 

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31998R2533&qid=1604326599680

 

ECB legal framework:

 

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/legal/html/index.en.html

 

 

Technical Information
Catalog

Download the series catalogue containing a full list of series and associated metadata of the dataset PSS in CSV format (zipped)

Dataset last update
15 September 2023 10:00 CEST
Miscellaneous
Metadata last update
17 March 2023 14:50 CET