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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
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Payment mix

share of e-commerce spend

Methods in use

top 8 of 14 · by spend
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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
Largest banks
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