The Lebanese Republic is a country in the East Mediterranean. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south. Link to external site : Website for Lebanon |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Both Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
24,352.26 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | High |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
3.242 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | LBP |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | LB |
| 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 |
Civil Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Mixed legal system of civil law based on the French civil code and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on |
Modeled after French civil law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Approach |
Short leash Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty |
Medium Upgrade to Bronze |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
NB Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 4.10 |
| Adult % | 72.00 |
| Migrants % |
16.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
758.20 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % |
12.90 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % |
27.10 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Urban % | 87.00 |
| Female % | 49.10 |
| Literate % | 89.61 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 63.18 |
| Banked % | 23.00 |
| Access to FS % | 39.38 |
| Internet % | 23.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 29.12 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 38.55 |
| POS per 100k adults | 1,292.92 |
| Prepaid % | 83.50 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 1.99 |
| Monthly ARPU |
16.93 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 |
Prime Candidate Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets |
Like PSD countries, non bank allowed Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |