The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. Link to external site : Website for Botswana |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
12,311.47 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Medium |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
2.810 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | BWP |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | BW |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| 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 |
Hybrid Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also customary and common law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Unclear Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 1.88 |
| Adult % | 65.00 |
| Migrants % |
4.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
114.80 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 59.00 |
| Female % | 44.30 |
| Literate % | 82.85 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 117.70 |
| Banked % | 47.00 |
| Access to FS % | 47.00 |
| Internet % | 4.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 8.29 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 29.26 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 97.60 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 1.00 |
| Monthly ARPU |
13.00 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
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| 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 |
Long Term Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets |
MTN, Orange Planned Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |