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Who can issue e-money in Rwanda?

As of 2025-11-01, 7 entities are on the official National Bank of Rwanda register under the Rwanda licence category mapped to e-money issuance ("E-Money Issuer"). Only these categories may hold customer funds. The full, source-linked list is below.

“E-money issuance” here is the normalized activity fintech:EMONEY_ISSUE: Issue stored-value / electronic money redeemable at par and hold the customer float. The category of licence that lets a provider keep customers' money.

E-Money Issuer National Bank of Rwanda · 7 entities · as of 2025-11-01

  1. Airtel Mobile Commerce Limited
  2. Centrika Limited
  3. Chipper Technologies Rwanda Limited
  4. Flutterwave Rwanda Limited
  5. Mobicash Limited
  6. Mobile Money Rwanda Limited
  7. MVEND Rwanda Limited

Source: National Bank of Rwanda