Number of Automated Teller Machine cards (ATM) and debit cards continues to grow. According the latest data of Bank Indonesia (BI) as of end April 2010 the number of ATM cards and debit cards increased by 0.58 million from 45.88 million card on the card in March 2010 to 46.46 million cards.
The details: 84 732 ATM cards cards growth or increased 2.36 percent compared to the position in March 2010, from 3.60 million to 3.68 million cards cards. As for debit cards grew from 42.28 million 495 517 cards in the card in March 2010 to 42.78 million cards.
Nevertheless, the value of an ATM card transactions and debit card declined. ATM card declined 4.23 percent amounting to Rp 134.87 billion. As of March 2010, the value of an ATM card transactions is still USD 3.19 trillion. However, in April 2010 the transaction value to Rp 3.05 trillion. While the value of debit card transactions slumped 4.58 percent, or Rp 7.24 trillion, from Rp 158.2 trillion to Rp 150.97 trillion.
Currently, there are 89 ATM and debit card issuers that consists of 47 bank issuing the ATM card and debit card issuing bank 42. As of March 31, 2010, three new ATM card issuer, namely the People’s Credit Bank (BPR) Danagung Abadi, PT BPR Danagung Ramulti, and PT BPR Danagung Bakti.
