BANKING & FINANCE

NMB Made TZS 760 Billion. CRDB Made TZS 729 Billion. Tanzania's Two Largest Banks Both Posted Records in 2025. Here Is What the Numbers Behind the Numbers Actually Tell You.

NMB Bank and CRDB Group both achieved record profitability in 2025 with near-identical absolute prof...

Jun 8 19 min

BANKING & FINANCE

Axian's Acquisition of Letshego's African Book Is a Declaration That Telecoms Have Decided to Become Banks

Telecom companies in East Africa are not expanding into financial services from the outside; they ar...

Apr 30 12 min

BANKING & FINANCE

CRDB’s Dubai Move: How a Tanzanian Bank Is Rewiring East Africa’s Access to Global Capital

CRDB Bank has opened a representative office in Dubai, becoming the first East African bank to enter...

Jan 25 4 min

BANKING & FINANCE

What are the Features That the Best Bank Should Have in Tanzania?

The best banks in Tanzania are committed to financial inclusion, making their services accessible to...

Aug 22 4 min

BANKING & FINANCE

How Kausha Damu Loans Affect Tanzanian Citizens and the Economy

Tanzanians prefer these Kausha Damu loans because of their easy process to secure. But,Kausha Damu a...

Aug 21 4 min

BANKING & FINANCE

Banks and Insurers Lead Tanzania's Growth Story in 2025

Tanzania finance and insurance sector: 15.7 percent growth in 2025, fastest growing sector. Private ...

Jun 26 3 min

BANKING & FINANCE

Tanzania's Merchant Digital Payment Network More Than Doubled to 2.79 Million in 2025. This Single Number May Matter More Than Any Other in Tanzania's Digital Economy Story.

Tanzania's merchant digital payment network grew 110 percent from 1.33 million to 2.79 million in 20...

Jun 8 11 min

BANKING & FINANCE

Tanzania Has 75.8 Million Active Mobile Money Users, Nearly 2 Million Agents, and TZS 2.83 Trillion in Trust Accounts. It Is No Longer Catching Up to Kenya. It Has Built Something Different.

Tanzania's active mobile money user base reached 75.8 million in 2025, the agent network expanded to...

Jun 8 12 min

BANKING & FINANCE

Cheque Transactions in Tanzania Fell 20 Percent in 2025 While Instant Payments Grew 84 Percent to TZS 54.95 Trillion. The Death of the Cheque Is Not Coming. It Is Already Here.

Tanzania's 2025 National Payment Systems Report confirms local currency cheque transactions fell mor...

Jun 8 11 min

BANKING & FINANCE

Tanzania Processed TZS 412 Trillion in Digital Payments in 2025. Merchants Nearly Tripled to 2.79 Million. The Country Is Building a Cash-Lite Economy Faster Than Anyone Expected.

Tanzania's 2025 National Payment Systems Report confirms the country processed 672.24 million transa...

Jun 8 12 min

BANKING & FINANCE

The Bank of Tanzania Has Approved Tanzania's First Stablecoin Sandbox Pilot. NEDA Labs Will Test a Shilling-Pegged Digital Currency Under Central Bank Supervision.

The Bank of Tanzania approved NEDA Labs to test nTZS, a Tanzanian Shilling-pegged stablecoin, within...

May 23 12 min

BANKING & FINANCE

East Africa Already Has a Regional Development Bank. The Real Question Is Why It Is Not Central to the Region's Industrial Strategy.

The East African Development Bank was established in 1967 under the treaty of the then East African ...

May 16 17 min