Bahrain

BH · BHR · 048Asia-PacificBHD .د.ب18 methods

Revised · 1 source

Bahrain's Central Bank actively promotes fintech innovation through a regulatory sandbox and open banking initiatives.

~1.4M
online population
~83%
banked adults

Methods in use

top 8 of 18

Checkout behaviour

The national BenefitPay QR scheme enables instant merchant settlement and peer-to-peer transfers across banks.

Digital wallet adoption has grown significantly, with stcPay and Max Wallet competing alongside the national scheme.

Facts
ISO 3166
BH · BHR · 048
Region
Asia-Pacific
Population
1.5M
Currency
BHD .د.ب
Banked adults
~83%
Methods live
18
Banks covered
15
Sources
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