Tanzania recorded a sharp increase in cross-border mobile money inflows in 2025, with the value of incoming transactions rising by 33.45 percent to Sh698 billion, in the wake of growing digital...
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Josephine Christopher
Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
Mwananchi Communications Limitted
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania recorded a sharp increase in cross-border mobile money inflows in 2025, with the value of incoming transactions rising by 33.45 percent to Sh698 billion, in the wake of growing digital payments in regional trade and remittance flows.
Tanzanians living abroad have been taking part in in the country’s economic transformation, with diaspora remittances rising to…
The number of merchants accepting digital payments increased to 2.79 million, up from 1.33 million in 2024
There is a tendency to view sector reports through the lens of growth alone. Subscriptions rise, transactions increase and…
Growing internet access, wider smartphone usage and the rapid expansion of mobile money services are reshaping financial access…
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Tanzania will require digital payments in key sectors of the economy from July 2026 as part of a government drive to reduce cash…
