Barclays Bank Tanzania to ‘Reward’ Depositors

Barclays Bank Tanzania existing and new customers with salary accounts with the bank stand a chance of winning up to 5m/- in its newly campaign dubbed ‘Switch’ to begin next month. The Product Manager of Barclays Bank Tanzania, Mr Valence Lutenganya, said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that the campaign focuses on employed customers

Ecobank Tanzania Launches Annual Customer Service Week

Ecobank Tanzania launched its annual customer service week, an opportunity for the bank’s senior management to interact with the customers. Ecobank’s Head of Domestic Banking, Mr Joyce Malai, said in Dar es Salaam that “Every decision that the bank makes revolves around customers, they are our biggest asset and therefore it is crucial to ensure

Pride Tanzania to Transform to Microfinance Bank

Pride Tanzania is finalising the process of self-transformation into microfinance bank, thus enhancing its capacity to serve better its customers as well as reaching more the financially under served rural population. This was said in Dar es Salaam by Pride Tanzania Senior Operation Officer responsible for marketing, Mr Jumanne Bundala, in the ongoing 39th Dar

FNB First Bank in SA to Provide Its Own Mobile Services

FNB announced that it has become the first bank to offer its own SIM cards to its customers from 15 June 2015. Currently FNB offers ADSL and 3G data rewards through its FNB Connect offering, which will now be expanded to include mobile voice and data products. The bank is already established in the telecommunications

Tanzania’s NMB Bank Starts to Effect Payment Through Agency Network

NMB Bank has started offering its services through the MaxMalipo agency banking, in a bid to reach more customers. The development comes after a successful piloting of the project in Kigamboni-Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Arusha regions. This was unveiled at the weekend by the NMB Information Officer, Ms Doris Kilale, at the promotion held

FinTech Startup Azimo Launches New £1 Money Transfer Service to Lithuania

Azimo, the online money transfer service, announced that customers can now send money to Lithuania for a flat fee of just £1 for any amount. The new service comes ahead of Lithuania’s scheduled adoption of the Euro on 1 January 2015. Azimo already charges a flat £1 fee to the Eurozone, meaning that the estimated

Access Bank,Airtel Nigeria Unveil Mobile Money Platform

Access Bank Plc and Airtel Nigeria Limited have gone into a partnership to introduce a mobile money service known as Access Money.The service allows customers to perform simple, secure and instant financial transactions using their mobile phones. With the service, customers on the mobile network can send and receive money, make deposits and withdrawals, pay

Exim Bank Opens New Branch

EXIM Bank Tanzania has continued to widen its reach to customers in Tanzania by opening a new branch on Lumumba Street in Dar es Salaam, a move that aims at extending its reach. The Ushirika branch adds up to the firm’s network which continue to spread across the country. Speaking during an inauguration ceremony, the