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Zambia

No Open Banking

A landlocked country at the meeting point of Central, Southern and East Africa.

A graphic image showing world countries and border lines in different shades of blue, Zambia is made prominent being filled in orange colour.

Zambia’s internet penetration rate was 29% as of 2022, and the mobile connection numbers equate to 91% of the population.

49% of adults in Zambia had bank accounts in 2021, leaving 51% unbanked.

Zambia ranked 101st out of 134 countries in Wiley’s Digital Skills Global Index 2021.