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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 mapped to e-money issuance ("Electronic 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.

Electronic Money Issuer Bank of Tanzania · 6 entities · as of 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