The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab state, located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south. Link to external site : Website for Qatar |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developed |
| Send or Receive |
Send Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
52,722.25 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Very High |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
3.100 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | QAR |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | QA |
| 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 |
Hybrid Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic law (in family and personal matters) Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach | |
| 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 | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 0.84 |
| Adult % | 79.00 |
| Migrants % |
76.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
1,305.40 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % |
60.70 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Urban % | 96.00 |
| Female % | 25.80 |
| Literate % | 93.08 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 152.63 |
| Banked % | 24.00 |
| Access to FS % | 0.00 |
| Internet % | 42.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 86.40 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 0.64 |
| Monthly ARPU |
52.93 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 |
Vodafone Qatar-Doha Bank; Qtel - Qatar National ba Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |
Qtel; Upgrade to Bronze |