Electronic Money Issuer — Tanzania
The Tanzania category mapped to issue e-money / hold customer funds. Regulator: Bank of Tanzania. Electronic Money Regulations 2015 under the NPS Act 2015; float held in trust with a licensed bank. Licence restricted to banks/MNOs since a Dec-2020 BoT circular (noted). Mapping human-reviewed and approved in the Phase-2 plan, 2026-07-02 (dual-map rule: maps_to follows the statutory definition; dual only where the definition itself spans both activities).
Source currency: 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.
As of 2025-12-31 · source: Bank of Tanzania · 6 entities
| # | Provider | Status (as reported) | Licensed / granted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airtel Money Tanzania Limited | licensed | — | Bank of Tanzania · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 2 | AzamPesa Tanzania Limited | licensed | — | Bank of Tanzania · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 3 | HONORA Tanzania Mobile Solutions Limited (formerly Tigo Pesa) | licensed | — | Bank of Tanzania · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 4 | M-Pesa Limited | licensed | — | Bank of Tanzania · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 5 | TTCL Pesa Limited (formerly T-Pesa) | licensed | — | Bank of Tanzania · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 6 | Viettel Ecommerce Limited (formerly Halopesa) | licensed | — | Bank of Tanzania · as of 2025-12-31 |
The equivalent in other markets
Categories mapped to the same normalized activity (fintech:EMONEY_ISSUE):