The Arab Republic of Egypt is a transcontinental country situated mainly within North Africa, with its Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Link to external site : Website for Egypt |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Secondary Emerging |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
130,475.66 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Medium |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
77.034 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | EGP |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | EG |
| 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 and Religious Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil law and Islamic religious law; judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions) Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Ex Ante Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
TP Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent |
BB: New reg expected Upgrade to Bronze |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 75.47 |
| Adult % | 67.00 |
| Migrants % |
0.31 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
244.70 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 43.40 |
| Female % | 46.70 |
| Literate % | 71.40 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 78.17 |
| Banked % | 41.00 |
| Access to FS % | 40.88 |
| Internet % | 11.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 96.40 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 34.81 |
| Monthly ARPU | |
| 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? |
Yes with Proportionate KYC rules Upgrade to Bronze |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? |
Conditional Upgrade to Bronze |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
Conditional Upgrade to Bronze |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Prime Candidate Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets |
Masary, BNPP with Mobinil, Etisalat Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |
MFIs highly developed Upgrade to Bronze |