Financial Institutions and Markets
Statistics on financial institutions and markets are vital for comprehensive analysis of financial stability, monetary developments, and systemic risks in the economy.
The consolidated balance sheet of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) includes data from the central bank (Banka Slovenije), banks, savings banks, and money market funds. This data provides a comprehensive overview of monetary developments and the total money supply in the economy (i.e. monetary aggregates).
The balance sheet of MFIs, together with interest rate data, offers insights into monetary developments, and analysis of bank lending activities, particularly loans to households and non-financial corporations.
The balance sheets of investment funds, insurance companies, and pension funds (other financial institutions) complement the MFI data, especially with regard to the financing of households and non-financial corporations. Together they enhance the comprehensive analysis of financial stability and systemic risk.
The balance sheet, income statement, and leasing business data from a sample of firms engaged in leasing supplement the data for analysing financial stability and identifying risks in leasing and financing activities.
Payment statistics include data from payment service providers and other resident payment providers. This data provides an overview of the number and value of payments made via specific payment instruments.
The data for all financial institutions is compiled and presented in accordance with the ECB methodology.
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Payment statistics
Payment statistics provide information about the number and value of payment transactions by individual type of instrument. They include data of: payment service providers, payment system operators and other residential payment (service) providers, and enable analysis of trends in payments, which are a very dynamic and rapidly evolving area.
The methodological basis of payment statistics is Regulation (EU) 2020/2011 of the European Central Bank of 1 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1409/2013 on payments statistics (ECB/2013/43) (ECB/2020/59). The data is available in the data series. Methodological notes are added to all the tables (under the About the table tab). More information about the methodology can be found on the ECB website.
Payment statistics contain the following data:
number of issued payment cards: covers the number of payment cards issued by residential issuers (i.e. payment service providers and other residents) according to card type and card scheme type;
number of card acceptance devices: covers the number of terminals provided by residents (ATMs, POS terminals);
number and value of cash withdrawals and deposits: covers cash withdrawals and deposits at ATMs and bank counters in Slovenia and cash withdrawals using domestic cards at ATMs abroad;
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number and value of payment transactions:
card payments sent: domestic or cross-border, according to card type, card scheme, initiation channel, and customer authentication method;
card payments received: according to initiation channel;
credit transfers: domestic or cross-border, according to initiation channel, including a detailed breakdown of electronic channels, and scheme;
direct debits: domestic or cross-border, according to initiation channel and scheme.
A brief presentation of ECB data is available in the tabs below. The data of Slovenian payment service providers is included here. The data is available in data series, and includes other residential providers alongside payment service providers.
Slovenian payment service providers had issued 3.6 million payment cards at the end of the first half of 2024, up 3.0% on a year earlier. The majority are debit cards, which make up 76% of the total, followed by delayed debit cards with 21%, cards with E-money function with 2%, and credit cards with 1%.
There were almost 1,300 ATMs in Slovenia at the end of the first half of 2024, up 1.8% on a year earlier. Of these, 70% accept contactless transactions. Conversely the number of POS terminals is rising rapidly: there were 43,640 at the end of June 2024, up 6.0% in year-on-year terms.
Number and value of payment transactions by instrument
Slovenian payment service providers recorded 316 million payment transactions in the first half of 2024, with a total value of EUR 190 billion. These figures were up 8.3% (number) and 6.8% (value) on the same period of the previous year. Card payments remain the most frequently used payment instrument, accounting for approximately 60% of transactions. Meanwhile credit transfers prevail among high-value payments, and account for 94% of total transaction value.
Source: ECB
Geographical breakdown of payment transactions
The majority of payments executed by Slovenian payment service providers are domestic, which account for 71% of the total number and 78% of the total value. The remainder are cross-border payments, mainly inside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Source: ECB
Number and value of card payments according to initiation channel
The number of payments made with cards of Slovenian issuers that were initiated electronically amounted to 190 million in the first half of 2024, up 12.1% in year-on-year terms, while the value of these payments was up 11.9% at EUR 6.5 billion. The average transaction value was EUR 34. Almost 90% of the payments (in terms of number) were executed via physical terminals, accounting for approximately 80% of the total value of these payments. The remainder were remote payments (e.g. online or phone). The average transaction value was EUR 31 for payments made via terminals, and EUR 60 for remote payments.
Source: ECB
Note: Card payments initiated via non-electronic channels are negligible, and are not illustrated.