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Who can issue e-money in Zambia?

As of 2026-07-02, 7 entities are on the official Bank of Zambia register under the Zambia licence category mapped to e-money issuance ("Electronic Money Institution"). 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 Institution Bank of Zambia · 7 entities · as of 2026-07-02 (retrieved)

  1. MTN Mobile Money Limited
  2. Mypay Financial Solutions Limited
  3. Samafrica Online Zambia Limited
  4. Spargris Zambia Limited
  5. Union 54 Limited
  6. Zamtel Mobile Money Limited
  7. Zoona Transactions Zambia Limited

Source: Bank of Zambia