Japan Payment and Settlement Systems
Values and volumes settled through Japanese payment systems: the Zengin system, bill clearing, foreign exchange yen clearing and electronically recorded monetary claims. 6 series.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Settlement via BOJ Accounts (a) / Number of Transactions | 1,856 | 2,069 | 2,139 | 1,814 | 2,005 | 2,166 | 1,785 | 1,919 | 2,123 | 1,760 | 2,055 | 1,929 | 1,814 | 1,999 | 1,950 | 1,892 | 1,980 | 1,985 | 1,712 | 1,789 | 1,911 | 1,780 | 1,916 | 1,790 | 1,855 | 1,968 | 1,811 | 1,872 | 1,850 | 1,904 | 1,669 | 1,723 | 1,840 | 1,715 | 1,752 | 1,688 | 1,734 | |
| Settlement via BOJ Accounts (a) / Value | 4,451,369 | 5,125,432 | 5,367,756 | 4,526,884 | 5,282,353 | 5,362,025 | 4,323,376 | 4,629,012 | 5,165,359 | 4,208,706 | 5,035,638 | 4,617,615 | 4,402,857 | 4,812,433 | 4,821,245 | 4,564,675 | 5,100,286 | 4,893,103 | 4,237,033 | 4,655,706 | 4,712,107 | 4,411,202 | 4,858,809 | 4,557,556 | 4,761,272 | 4,969,593 | 4,660,323 | 4,766,581 | 4,965,284 | 5,160,061 | 4,694,314 | 4,773,778 | 5,039,666 | 4,725,604 | 5,123,867 | 4,803,363 | 4,813,556 | |
| Settlement via BOJ Accounts (a) / Value / Daily Average | 222,568 | 232,974 | 243,989 | 251,494 | 251,541 | 255,335 | 240,188 | 243,632 | 234,789 | 233,817 | 228,893 | 230,881 | 220,143 | 218,747 | 229,583 | 228,234 | 242,871 | 244,655 | 235,391 | 245,037 | 224,386 | 220,560 | 220,855 | 239,871 | 226,727 | 225,891 | 233,016 | 226,980 | 236,442 | 258,003 | 247,069 | 251,251 | 239,984 | 236,280 | 243,994 | 240,168 | 218,798 | |
| JGB Book-entry System (b)(c) / Number of Transactions | 704 | 831 | 842 | 705 | 805 | 813 | 707 | 775 | 846 | 685 | 829 | 739 | 708 | 782 | 765 | 755 | 819 | 762 | 684 | 717 | 733 | 698 | 760 | 689 | 747 | 782 | 719 | 723 | 735 | 720 | 643 | 666 | 696 | 655 | 704 | 633 | 655 | |
| JGB Book-entry System (b)(c) / Value | 2,716,480 | 3,150,785 | 3,339,027 | 2,924,670 | 3,329,376 | 3,347,475 | 2,841,710 | 3,036,106 | 3,435,803 | 2,709,864 | 3,325,379 | 2,978,167 | 2,802,814 | 3,027,420 | 3,053,065 | 2,974,549 | 3,274,661 | 3,125,289 | 2,785,590 | 2,980,006 | 2,952,343 | 2,840,368 | 3,116,693 | 2,914,918 | 3,080,986 | 3,158,551 | 2,984,081 | 2,988,735 | 3,031,293 | 2,906,007 | 2,654,537 | 2,723,811 | 2,870,404 | 2,613,661 | 2,918,622 | 2,611,136 | 2,621,195 | |
| JGB Book-entry System (b)(c) / Value / Daily Average | 135,824 | 143,217 | 151,774 | 162,482 | 158,542 | 159,404 | 157,873 | 159,795 | 156,173 | 150,548 | 151,154 | 148,908 | 140,141 | 137,610 | 145,384 | 148,727 | 155,936 | 156,264 | 154,755 | 156,842 | 140,588 | 142,018 | 141,668 | 153,417 | 146,714 | 143,571 | 149,204 | 142,321 | 144,347 | 145,300 | 139,712 | 143,358 | 136,686 | 130,683 | 138,982 | 130,557 | 119,145 |
Latest reading
The latest reading is 1,856 thousand cases, for Aug 2026. That is −10.3% from Jul 2026 and +2.3% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jul 1990 to Aug 2026. Source: Bank of Japan – Time-Series Data Search.
- Latest
- 1,856 thousand cases
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- −10.3%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +2.3%
About this data
Values and volumes settled through Japanese payment systems: the Zengin system, bill clearing, foreign exchange yen clearing and electronically recorded monetary claims. 6 series. Source: Bank of Japan, Time-Series Data Search.
