The Sultanate of Oman is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Link to external site : Website for Oman |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developed |
| Send or Receive |
Send Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
35,728.74 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | High |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
4.627 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | OMR |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | OM |
| 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 Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Ex Ante Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money |
NonBank Upgrade to Bronze |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money |
Oman ePurse implemented and live since July 2009, to be rolled out by all banks Upgrade to Bronze |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 2.60 |
| Adult % | 68.00 |
| Migrants % |
24.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
826.10 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % |
28.00 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Urban % | 72.00 |
| Female % | 20.80 |
| Literate % | 84.37 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 123.85 |
| Banked % | 33.00 |
| Access to FS % | 0.00 |
| Internet % | 12.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 23.36 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 87.40 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 1.74 |
| Monthly ARPU |
27.81 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 |
Qtel no launch yet but not gone far yet Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |