International mobile money transfers for Tanzania
This is the first of its kind license in Tanzania which allows TerraPay’s partners across the world to send money directly to mobile wallets in Tanzania. Furthermore, the company has also been licensed by Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority for mobile based domestic payments in Tanzania.
Through a partnership with Selcom, the leading mobile money aggregator in Tanzania, TerraPay can send money to all the prominent mobile wallets in Tanzania. Tanzania is now part of the TerraPay global network and partners from across the world can send money to mobile wallets in the country.
Tanzanian diaspora in UK, France, Italy, Canada, US, South Africa and other countries can send remittances directly to Vodacom M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money and Zantel Ezy Pesa Mobile Money accounts by visiting the nearest TerraPay partner store.
TerraPay provides a convenient way for Tanzanian migrants to send remittances safely and instantly to widely used Mobile Money wallets in Tanzania. This also means that friends and family of the expatriates can avoid making long, expensive trips to pick up cash.
Ambar Sur, founder and CEO of TerraPay, revealed that Tanzania is one of the fastest growing country in mobile wallet space with a total of 18 million active mobile money subscribers. The Bank of Tanzania’s recent move to provide TerraPay with a license to send international remittances to mobile wallets in the region will provide a boost to remittances in Tanzania.
“We are positive that other partners will join the TerraPay hub which will help to grow and sustain remittances to mobile wallet in the region.”
Remittances have played a crucial role in the economy of Tanzania. According to World Bank, the country received a total of $390 million in 2015 from over 4 million expatriates living abroad.
