Central Bank of Samoa approves testing of PacWallex wallet and TickTap Card

5 articles · Updated · Samoa Observer · May 4

FreedomPacific Samoa Limited will test the products for nine months from 4 May 2026 to 3 February 2027 under Samoa's regulatory sandbox.
The mobile wallet enables electronic money storage, transfers and merchant payments, while the linked contactless card supports tap-and-go purchases under user limits, transaction caps and strict supervision.
Officials said the products are not yet fully licensed financial services, and the sandbox is meant to expand financial access while protecting customer funds, data security and complaint handling.

Can Samoa's new payment trial build true economic resilience, or just make it easier to receive remittances?

If this new digital wallet experiment fails, what happens to the money Samoan users have put into it?

With multiple digital wallets emerging, how will Samoa ensure these systems work together for everyday users?