Solomon Islands

SB · SLB · 090Asia-PacificSBD SI$14 methods

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SOLATS launched April 2024, reducing interbank transfers from 2–3 days to ~10 minutes.

~0.25M

online population

~25%

banked adults

<5%

credit card population

Mix Methods Behaviour Banks Sources Facts

Payment mix

share of e-commerce spend

CategoryShare

Cash75%
Mobile Money18%
Card5%
Bank Transfer2%

Methods in use

top 8 of 14

MethodType

All 14 methods in Solomon Islands →

Checkout behaviour

M-SELEN mobile wallet reached 335,000 registered users with 3,000 agents across 9 provinces within two years — 80% of the adult population.

Solomon Islands joined a World Bank regional project in June 2025 to safeguard correspondent banking and strengthen financial infrastructure.

Facts

ISO 3166: SB · SLB · 090
Region: Asia-Pacific
Population: 0.74M
Currency: SBD SI$
Banked adults: ~25%
Methods live: 14
Banks covered: 2

Banking groups present

Headquartered outside Solomon Islands. The catalogue has no bank headquartered here yet.

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Facts

ISO 3166: SB · SLB · 090
Region: Asia-Pacific
Population: 0.74M
Currency: SBD SI$
Banked adults: ~25%
Methods live: 14
Banks covered: 2

Banking groups present

Headquartered outside Solomon Islands. The catalogue has no bank headquartered here yet.

Compare with

Bhutan Fiji Maldives Brunei

Sources

Something out of date?

Every figure on this page carries a source. Corrections are reviewed within a week.

Edit this country →

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