The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the northeast, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. Link to external site : Website for Central African Republic |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Send Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
1,712.11 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Low |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
1.600 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | XAF |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | CF |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Civil Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Civil law system based on the French model Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Short leash Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness |
Medium Upgrade to Bronze |
| 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 | 4.34 |
| Adult % | 58.00 |
| Migrants % |
2.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
80.50 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 38.00 |
| Female % | 46.60 |
| Literate % | 48.60 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 11.04 |
| Banked % | 19.00 |
| Access to FS % | 19.00 |
| Internet % | 0.40 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 98.80 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 0.39 |
| Monthly ARPU |
15.24 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 | |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |