The initiative comes at a time when Tanzania’s financial sector is increasingly relying on alternative service channels to bridge the gap between traditional banking infrastructure and customers...
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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. Equity Bank Tanzania has stepped up investment in agency banking as it seeks to expand access to financial services across underserved communities, positioning local entrepreneurs as key drivers of Tanzania’s financial inclusion agenda.
The rapid expansion of agent banking services across Tanzania is increasingly positioning bank agents as one of the most…
Tanzanian banks are increasingly moving to the centre of blended finance deals across Africa, as development financiers turn to…
Growing internet access, wider smartphone usage and the rapid expansion of mobile money services are reshaping financial access…
The government has hailed the continued growth and resilience of Tanzania’s financial sector, while calling on banks and…
Since its launch in 2011, the SimBanking service was initially conceived as an operational efficiency measure to stave off…
Domestic banks are increasingly positioning themselves as intermediaries between global capital providers and local enterprises…
