On 12thFebruary, 2014, Tigo and NMB, two leading Tanzanian commercial firms in telecoms and banking industries respectively, have today launched an innovative service that enables customers of both NMB bank and Tigo Pesa services to deposit and transfer funds from their Tigo Pesa wallet to their bank account and from their bank account to Tigo Pesa through mobile phone.
NMBAg. CEO and Chief Risk Officer, Tom Borghols(center)
and TigoPesa Commercial Manager,Ruan Swanepoelsign a partnership
contract which will enable NMB and Tigocustomers to make any transaction
from their NMB accounts to TigoPesa services and from their Tigo Pesa wallet to their bank account through a mobile phoneconveniently.Witnessing is NMB Head of Personal Banking, Abdulmajid Nsekela
The launch ceremony was held at a hotel in Dar es Salaam where the executives from both companies, Mr Ruan Swanepoel - Tigo Pesa Commercial Manager and Mr
Tom Borghols- NMB Ag. CEO and Chief Risk Officer described the new
service which integrates banking and mobile financial services as an
innovation designed to improve the lives of customersof the two
companies.
Mr.
Tom Borghols said“This extendedcash deposit and transfer channel will
enable around 1,000,000 customers registered with NMB Mobile to utilise
TigoPesa agents to deposit or transfer directly into their bank accounts
wherever they are.”
NMBAg. CEO and Chief Risk Officer, Tom Borghols(left) and TigoPesa Commercial Manager, Ruan Swanepoelexchange
contracts as a sign of partnership which will enable NMB customers to
make any transaction from their NMB accounts to TigoPesa services and from their TigoPesa wallet to their bank account through amobile phone conveniently.
There
are more than 20,000 active Tigo Pesa agents countrywide according to
the companyCommercial Manager found in all parts of the country, Pemba
and Zanzibar included.
Borgholssaid
the new service represents “a partnership of strength” between Tigo and
NMB noting that the art to do mobile money deposit and transfer service
will significantly contribute to the social andeconomic wellbeing of
Tanzanians in bothurban and rural areas.
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NMBAg. CEO and Chief Risk Officer, Tom Borghols (left) and TigoPesa Commercial Manager,Ruan Swanepoelshake hands afterthe official launch of NMB TigoPesa cash deposit and withdrawal service through a mobile phone. Looking on is NMBHead of Personal Banking, Abdulmajid Nsekela
On his part, the Tigo Pesa Commercial Manager said
integration of mobile financial services with NMB banking services is
part of the company’sgoal “to provideaccess to banking and mobile
financial services to as many Tanzanians as possible.”
“Our
plan is to integrate our mobile financial services with other sectors
of the economy in the country so that at end the of day bank account
holders will no longer need to go to a branch to deposit or withdraw
funds, but do it directly from their Tigo Pesa wallet ,” Mr. Swanepoel said.
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