Number of Merchant Acceptance Points (POS)

H-34

DEFINITION:

Number of merchant acceptance points (point-of-sale payment solutions) at the end of the reporting period.

GUIDANCE:

This indicator captures the number of point-of-sale solutions allowing merchant to accept electronic payments. These include physical point-of-sale terminals as well as mobile phone or internet-based mPOS solutions. For mPOS solutions and QR codes it may be appropriate to track active users (at least 1 transaction in 30 days) or focus on measuring the growth in the volume and number of transactions processed through these services.

Applicability: intermediated finance, where possible and relevant, not Fund investment.

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