Samoa

WS · WSM · 882Asia-PacificWST T13 methods

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Digicel's MyCash is the primary mobile wallet in Samoa, supporting cross-border transfers to Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

~0.13M

online population

~30%

banked adults

<10%

credit card population

Mix Methods Behaviour Banks Sources Facts

Payment mix

share of e-commerce spend

CategoryShare

Cash70%
Mobile Money / Wallet20%
Card8%
Bank Transfer2%

Methods in use

top 8 of 13

MethodType

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Checkout behaviour

Digicel Samoa partnered with Ria Money Transfer in 2026 to enable international remittances into MyCash wallets.

Remittances are a major economic driver, with the Samoan diaspora in New Zealand, Australia, and the USA sending significant flows.

Facts

ISO 3166: WS · WSM · 882
Region: Asia-Pacific
Population: 0.22M
Currency: WST T
Banked adults: ~30%
Methods live: 13
Banks covered: 2

Banking groups present

Headquartered outside Samoa. The catalogue has no bank headquartered here yet.

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Vanuatu Kiribati Micronesia (Federated States of)Brunei

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Facts

ISO 3166: WS · WSM · 882
Region: Asia-Pacific
Population: 0.22M
Currency: WST T
Banked adults: ~30%
Methods live: 13
Banks covered: 2

Banking groups present

Headquartered outside Samoa. The catalogue has no bank headquartered here yet.

Compare with

Vanuatu Kiribati Micronesia (Federated States of)Brunei

Sources

Something out of date?

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