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Who can issue e-money in Tanzania?

As of 2025-12-31, 6 entities are on the official Bank of Tanzania register under the Tanzania licence category this dataset maps to e-money issuance ("Electronic Money Issuer") — issuing stored value and holding the customer float under that licence. Other institutions (e.g. licensed banks) may hold customer funds under separate authority. The full, source-linked list is below.

Maintained: this official source is re-checked on a weekly schedule — last checked 2026-08-24.

Source recency: Bank of Tanzania's official list is dated 2025-12-31 — the most recent official publication; verify current status directly with Bank of Tanzania. Entries below are as reported by that list — not a statement of current status.

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

Activity id (as used by the Afriset MCP): fintech:EMONEY_ISSUE

Electronic Money Issuer

Bank of Tanzania · 6 entities · source date 2025-12-31
  1. Airtel Money Tanzania Limited
  2. AzamPesa Tanzania Limited
  3. HONORA Tanzania Mobile Solutions Limited
  4. M-Pesa Limited
  5. TTCL Pesa Limited
  6. Viettel Ecommerce Limited

Source: Bank of Tanzania

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