{"id":26146,"date":"2021-03-30T17:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=26146"},"modified":"2021-03-30T17:30:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:30:32","slug":"tigo-visa-partner-to-extend-real-time-access-to-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/economy\/tigo-visa-partner-to-extend-real-time-access-to-funds","title":{"rendered":"TIGO, VISA PARTNER TO EXTEND REAL TIME ACCESS TO FUNDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> TIGO has partnered with Visa Inc. that will extend real-time access to funds for consumers from their bank accounts to Tigo Pesa wallets to enable fast domestic and cross-border digital payments.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by Tigo\u2019s partner Business Connexion Tanzania Limited (BCX), this service enables over 9 million customers to use the Mobile Financial Service, Tigo Pesa to transfer money from their Visa Bank Accounts to their Tigo Pesa mobile money wallets quickly and securely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gives our customers added convenience that enables them to move money quickly from bank to wallet, promoting cashless transactions by reducing the need to either go to the ATM or withdraw funds to reload their Tigo Pesa Wallets or using separate APPs or services to move money,\u201d Tigo\u2019s Chief Officer for Mobile Financial Services, Angelica Pesha said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On her part, East Africa and Visa\u2019s Vice President General Manager, Corine Mbiaketcha said: \u201cWhether sending money to a family member to another country or obtaining same-day access to funds, fast and secure digital payments have become an essential part of how the world pays and gets paid especially now, in the wake of Covid- 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur collaboration seamlessly combines Visa\u2019s global network and Tigo\u2019s mobile money network to empower Tigo customers to benefit from the convenience, security and reliability of the Visa brand that is enjoyed by over 3 billion customers worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: TIGO has partnered with Visa Inc. that will extend real-time access to funds for consumers from their bank accounts to Tigo Pesa wallets to enable fast domestic and cross-border digital payments. 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