In Guayaquil 57 busniesses use electronic money
The system is not yet in the corner of each neighborhood. In the city there are only 22 Tia, four pharmacies, four restaurants and 27 banks, according the ECB
Marketing (buying and selling) with electronic money is not yet carried out in every corner of the guayaquileños neighborhoods.
Of the three major chains of supermarkets in the city just one charges with this new tool.
According to the virtual page of the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for its acronym in spanish) 597 businesses are nationally authorized, although in an interview Andes the manager of the financial institution, Diego Martinez, he said there are 16,300 transaction points.
For purposes of this article, it toured major retailers where guayaquileños shop, including “Supermaxi”, laundry “Martinizing”, “De Prati”, “Créditos Económicos” , “Artefacta” , gas stations and in none of these is possible to pay with electronic money (I).
Source: http://expreso.ec/economia/en-guayaquil-en-57-locales-se-utiliza-el-dinero-electronico-LA367085