Mauritania

MR · MRT · 478AfricaMRU UM14 methods

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Bankily (Banque Populaire de Mauritanie) is the dominant mobile money service, with the largest digital financial services user base in the country.

~2.2M

online population

~20–25%

banked adults

~4%

credit card population

Mix Methods Behaviour Banks Facts

Payment mix

share of e-commerce spend

CategoryLeading methodShare

Cash—62%
Mobile MoneyGoogle Pay24%
CardVisa8%
Bank Transfer—5%
Other—1%

Methods in use

top 8 of 14 · by spend

MethodTypeShare

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Checkout behaviour

Formal banking penetration is approximately 20–25%, heavily concentrated in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou.

Masrvi is a competing mobile payment platform, contributing to a gradually competitive digital payments landscape.

Facts

ISO 3166: MR · MRT · 478
Region: Africa
Population: ~4.6M
Currency: MRU UM
Banked adults: ~20–25%
Methods live: 14
Banks covered: 1

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