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Payments/GM

Gambia

ISO GM · 3 schemes

Summary

  • Afrimoney leading mobile money (Africell)
  • 10+ mobile money services in market
  • QR e-tickets ferry integration planned
  • Bank interoperability enabled
  • Wave, Q-Money major competitors

Banking landscape

Central Bank

  • Name: Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG)
  • Website: https://www.cbg.gm/
  • Role: Monetary policy, payment oversight

Major Banks (2024)

Rank Bank Name Type Digital Platform
1 Zenith Bank Gambia Pan-African Zenith Mobile
2 Access Bank Gambia Pan-African Access Mobile
3 Standard Chartered International SC Mobile
4 Trust Bank Gambia Local Trust App
5 GTBank Gambia Pan-African GTBank App

Market Structure

  • Afrimoney: Africell's service
  • 10+ providers: Competitive market
  • Bank interoperability: Enabled
  • Financial inclusion: Focus area

Payment infrastructure

National Payment Systems

System Operator Type Status
Afrimoney Africell Mobile money Leading
Q-Money QCell Mobile money Active
Wave Wave Mobile money Active
Nafa Nafa Mobile money Active

Mobile Money Providers

  • Afrimoney (Africell)
  • Q-Money (QCell)
  • Wave
  • Nafa Financial Services
  • APS
  • Supersonicz
  • 10+ total services

Bank Interoperability

  • Afrimoney links to banks
  • Transfer to/from accounts
  • Major banks connected
  • Enhanced convenience

QR code standards

QR Code Integration (Planned)

Attribute Value
Ferry E-tickets QR download
Phase 2 Mobile money integration
Status In development
Providers Multiple planned

Ferry Service QR System

  • E-ticket via mobile app
  • QR code download
  • Ticket on phone
  • Phase 2: Mobile money link

Planned Integrations

  • Nafa Financial Services
  • Q-Money
  • Afrimoney
  • Supersonicz
  • APS

Mobile payment apps

App Provider QR Features
Afrimoney Africell Limited Full wallet
Afrimoney Agent Africell Yes Agent app
Q-Money QCell Limited Mobile money
Wave Wave Limited Transfers

Afrimoney Features

  • Money transfer
  • Airtime top-up
  • Bill payment
  • Salary disbursement
  • Bank interoperability
  • Merchant services

Afrimoney Agent App

  • Digital wallet management
  • Agent transactions
  • Cash-in/cash-out
  • Business tools

Other Services

  • Q-Money payments
  • Wave transfers
  • Nafa services
  • APS options

Schemes

Scheme Type Symbology Adoption Technical standard
Afrimoney Mobile money App Leading afrimoney
E-ticket QR Ferry App Active
Bank Interop Transfer Multiple Active

Sources

Full country report

GM-gambia.md

Schemes

Standards

source · docs/payments/GM/index.md