2015–2017: The story of digital finance in motion in Benin

Digital finance is gradually taking root in Benin. While 2015 saw major challenges in the adoption of digital financial services, two years later the situation could not be more dierent. For DFS providers, specifically mobile network operators, 2017 has been an extraordinary year: activity rates are higher than ever before, the proportion of active customers rose from 56 to 61 percent, and the number of transactions per customer increased from 6.9 to 8.3.

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