E-commerce Services & Digital Economy - Australia

Information dated: 2017
Banking opportunities for the poor—South Pacific

The Pacific is one of the least banked regions in the world. Australia is supporting the Pacific Financial Inclusion Program to develop the capacity of financial service providers and regulatory bodies to deliver new products and invest in technology-linked delivery channels. As a result, more than 550,000 people in Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Samoa are now able to store and transfer money using their mobile phones.