The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is a country consisting of more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean. Link to external site : Website for Bahamas |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developed |
| Send or Receive |
Send Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
6,571.00 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | High |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
0.376 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | BSD |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | BS |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
{"type":"GeoChart","data":[["Country","Population(m)","Rank"],["BS",0.331,167]],"options":{"title":"Countries","region":"BS","displayMode":"regions","colorAxis":{"minValue":0,"maxValue":1500,"colors":["yellow","green","red"]}}}
{"type":"PieChart","data":[["Operator","Connections"],["BTC (Cable & Wireless)",376287]],"options":{"title":"Connections","is3D":true}}
{"type":"ColumnChart","data":[["Year","Connections"],["Q4 2000",21000],["Q4 2001",61000],["Q4 2002",121759],["Q4 2003",122228],["Q4 2004",186007],["Q4 2005",227771],["Q4 2006",291154],["Q4 2007",286076],["Q4 2008",311182],["Q4 2009",334967],["Q4 2010",356794],["Q4 2011",376287],["Q4 2012",393222],["Q4 2013",407417],["Q4 2014",418780]],"options":{"title":"Connections"}}
| Channel Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| COT Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Persona Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Products |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| PI Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Common Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Common law system based on the English model Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on |
Based on English common law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Approach |
Rejects nonbank Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Bank Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
Bank Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
{"type":"Gauge","data":[["Label","Value"],["Mobile Penetration",124.27],["Banked",53],["Internet",36],["Urban",84],["Adult",73],["Literate",95.6]],"options":{"scaleHeight":0.5,"min":0,"max":100,"redFrom":76,"redTo":100,"yellowFrom":26,"yellowTo":74}}
| Population m | 0.33 |
| Adult % | 73.00 |
| Migrants % |
10.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
33.40 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % |
10.80 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % |
19.30 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Urban % | 84.00 |
| Female % | 48.50 |
| Literate % | 95.60 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 124.27 |
| Banked % | 53.00 |
| Access to FS % | 0.00 |
| Internet % | 36.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 87.10 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 0.16 |
| Monthly ARPU |
12.18 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Medium Term Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets |
FirstCaribbean Intl BankFirstCaribbean Intl Bank Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |