The Republic of Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the North-East, Ukraine to the South, Poland to the West, and Lithuania and Latvia to the North-West. Link to external site : Website for Belarus |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
44,773.36 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | High |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
11.830 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | BYR |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | BY |
| 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 |
Civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family and labor) have been revised and came into force in 1999 or 2000 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach | |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Bank Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 9.70 |
| Adult % | 85.00 |
| Migrants % |
12.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
1,090.40 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % |
15.20 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Internal Migrants ('000) |
900.00 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Internal Migration Rate % |
10.80 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Intl Movement Rate % |
26.10 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Urban % | 73.00 |
| Female % | 54.20 |
| Literate % | 99.71 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 106.61 |
| Banked % | 16.00 |
| Access to FS % | 16.00 |
| Internet % | 62.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 44.91 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 29.71 |
| POS per 100k adults | 164.90 |
| Prepaid % | 61.90 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 8.15 |
| Monthly ARPU |
10.27 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 | |
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| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |