Name: 031_Are commercial banks permitted to issue payment cards (credit, debit, and other non-prepaid cards) ?_#VGDA_05
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

wb-indicators:FB.INC.INST.PA.CB.PC

031_Are commercial banks permitted to issue payment cards (credit, debit, and other non-prepaid cards) ?_#VGDA_05

World Bank

Publisher: World Bank
Source: World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status: Active
Formats: JSON
Licence: CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard: WB API v2
Countries: 120 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id: wb-indicators:FB.INC.INST.PA.CB.PC
Last verified: 2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

031_Are commercial banks permitted to issue payment cards (credit, debit, and other non-prepaid cards) ?_#VGDA_05 carries observations for 120 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Angola · Albania · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bolivia · Brazil · Bhutan · Botswana · Canada · Chile · China · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cayman Islands · Germany · Djibouti · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Spain · Estonia · Finland · Fiji · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Gambia, The · Greece · Guatemala · Guyana · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · Indonesia · India · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Lebanon · Liberia · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Mexico · Macedonia, FYR · Malta · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Namibia · Nigeria · Netherlands · Norway · New Zealand · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank And Gaza · Serbia · Russian Federation · Rwanda · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia · Slovak Republic · Sweden · eSwatini · Seychelles · Thailand · Tajikistan · Tonga · Tunisia · Turkey · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · Vietnam · Samoa · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe

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