Papua New Guinean Kina
Fiat currency used across payment methods, banks, and markets on Processed.
Exchange rates
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US Dollar
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Countries using PGK
Markets where this is an official or listed currency.
Payment methods supporting PGK
Methods that list this currency in their coverage.
BSP Wantok Wallet
Launched February 14, 2025 by BSP Financial Group, Wantok Wallet operates via USSD, requiring no smartphone, no internet access, and no bank account. Users can send and receive money, top up phones, pay bills, and withdraw cash at agents. By April 2025, BSP had 48,646 registered users. Designed specifically for PNG's rural population.
Kina Pei (Kina Bank)
Launched in 2025 by Kina Bank, Kina Pei enables customers to digitize their Visa debit card to tap and pay using their smartphone. This brings NFC contactless payment capability to Kina Bank customers. Kina Bank also offers WhatsApp Banking, allowing users to conduct transactions via the messaging platform.
Visa
Visa is the world's largest card network, enabling credit, debit and prepaid card payments online, in-store and at ATMs across virtually every market. In the listed countries Visa is a core internationally accepted scheme alongside local methods.
Mastercard
Mastercard is a leading global card network supporting credit, debit and prepaid card payments online, in-store and at ATMs worldwide. In the listed countries it is a core internationally accepted scheme.
BSP (Bank South Pacific) Mobile Banking
BSP Financial Group's banking services in Vanuatu, providing account management, debit cards, and basic digital banking for account holders. BSP is the primary commercial bank across multiple Pacific island nations.
CellMoni (Digicel PNG)
Mobile money service operated by Digicel PNG, with approximately 1.6 million individual users (53% of Digicel PNG's customer base). CellMoni supports peer-to-peer transfers, airtime purchases, and merchant payments, making it one of the most widely used financial services in Papua New Guinea.
Banks supporting PGK
Banks that list this currency in their coverage.
Bank South Pacific (BSP Financial Group)
BSP Financial Group is the Pacific's largest bank, headquartered in Papua New Guinea, with operations across 10 Pacific island nations.
Other Banks — Papua New Guinea
Aggregate of remaining banks in Papua New Guinea, collectively ~60.0% of domestic banking assets.