Local transactions in debit, credit and prepaid cards, were above RD$40 billion last year, according to Augusto Romano, president of Digo Interactive Media Network. Romano made the point when speaking during the 13th Encuentros Interactivos conference. He said these cards are increasingly being used to pay for basic services such as water, electricity, license plate renovations, and more. This is in addition to the growing use of the cards for international transactions.
Romano said, nevertheless, that the Dominican Republic is lagging behind and has not exploited the many opportunities for ecommerce.
Romano says in the country there are six million Internet users, or about 51% of the population. Of these 69% are persons 18-69 years old. 88% of users are connected through smart phones.
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18 July 2017
