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Financial Institutions and Markets
Background

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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Analytical accounts of Banka Slovenije
March 2025

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Balance sheet and detailed data of the Monetary financiral institutions
March 2025

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Naslovnica publikacije
March 27, 2025

Monthly Bulletin, March 2025

Methodological notes

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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;

  • 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.