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Who can send cross-border remittances in Tanzania?

As of 2018-10-08, 6 entities are on the official Bank of Tanzania register under the Tanzania licence category this dataset maps to cross-border remittance ("Money Transfer Service Provider"). The full, source-linked list is below.

Maintained: this official source is re-checked on a weekly schedule — last checked 2026-08-04 · unchanged since the previous check.

Source recency: Bank of Tanzania's official list is dated 2018-10-08 — 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.

“Cross-border remittance” here is the normalized activity: Provide inbound/outbound cross-border money transfer / remittance services under a dedicated licence, approval or registration (IMTO/MRP/MTSP/ADLA-type).

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

Money Transfer Service Provider

Bank of Tanzania · 6 entities · source date 2018-10-08
  1. AFRICASH
  2. EXPRESS MONEY
  3. MONEYGRAM
  4. TERRA
  5. WESTERN UNION
  6. WORLD REMIT

Source: Bank of Tanzania

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