Former Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi has welcomed increased cross-border investment among East African countries, especially in delivery of financial services. Mr Mwinyi said this in Dar es Salaam, when officiating at the launch of KCB Bank Sharia Branch and lauded the firm for its continued investment in the country. He said KCB Bank, which
Exim Bank has urged more Tanzanians to utilize fully services offered by banks and other financial institutions, noting that saving money in banks is safer and the most convenient way of investing. Exim Bank Tanzania Assistant Manager (Corporate Relationship), Mr Justin Wambali, said people should use banks to save money for their future development. He
Residents of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania will now be able to travel with their respective national currencies in other East African Community (EAC) countries and make digital cross-border cash transactions in real time. The new development comes through the just launched East African Community project on Payment and Settlement Systems Integration Programme (PSSIP)
CRDB Bank in Tanzania has launched a Visa/MasterCard – enabled prepaid card for the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) to reduce cash transactions at the referral hospital in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region. The Visa/MasterCard dubbed Tembocard KCMC card launched in Moshi are aimed at streamlining payments made by patients to further optimize revenues for the hospital.
Bank of Africa subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will from now on use a new credit management system in a bid to curb losses that arise from defaulted loans. Known as CreditQuest, the software is from Swiss-based banking and IT consulting firm SOFGEN and will enable the bank to have a centralised view of
The Tanzania Postal Bank (TPB) net income for the quarter ending December last year increased to 606m/-, up from 579m/- registered in similar period a year before. Cumulatively, the Bank profit increased to 4.23bn/- in the year ended December compared to 4.07bn/- recorded in the previous period. According to the TPB statement of financial position,
Exim Bank Tanzania has launched a corporate centre in Arusha to cater for its corporate clients needs within the region. Speaking during the launch of the centre, the Exim Bank Tanzania Board Chairman Yogesh Manek said the new corporate branch was another testimony of the commitment of the bank to offer service of highest level
Tigo, a subsidiary of Millicom, has announced the launch of a cross-border mobile money remittance service between Tanzania and Rwanda, allowing its subscribers to send money from one country to another via their Tigo mobile money accounts. The system integrates currency conversion, whereby money is sent in either Tanzanian shillings or Rwandan francs and delivered
The National Microfinance Bank (NMB) in Tanzania said its recently introduced internet banking system is showing positive results in reducing queuing at bank branches. NMB Head of Transactional Banking Mr Gerald Kamugisha, told reporters in Dar es Salaam that the internet system had become a significant in efficient provision of service to the customers. “The
Airtel Tanzania has announced an innovative new service on Airtel money that will provide its customers with a new experience when transacting with mobile money. Speaking during the launch, Airtel Managing Director Sunil Colaso said: “Today we are happy to launch our new Airtel Money campaign dubbed “Hatoki Mtu Hapa” loosely meaning “no one will
