Sunlit view of a traditional earthen fortress with crenelated towers and walls in Bahrain.
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Benefit is the dominant card-based payment method in Bahrain.

Cash has historically been the dominant payment method in Bahrain, followed by cards.

Of the 1.5 million issued cards, 70% are debit. All debit cards are branded with the local scheme BENEFIT, a payment method used for both online and in-store. Recently, BENEFIT added a wallet solution called BenefitPay.

Population

2,000,000

Bahraini dinar

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