The revamped service now named “Lipa kwa Simu” comes into the market with advanced features that one can have in a mobile financial services payment system, that includes but not limited to QR codes, number codes and In-App experience for merchants.
Lipa kwa Simu is a financial and digital service that enables businesses and institutions to receive payments from customers using their mobile wallets from all Mobile Network Operators. It is a convenient and secured service for both businesses and customers.
“The local market is characterized by significant population growth, a youthful demographic, and relatively high levels of data and digital adoption. Our objective is to digitalize all the payment channels in Tanzania. We believe, the newly improved Lipa kwa Simu service, will give all Tigo Pesa customers as well as other mobile money users a greater payment experience by enabling them to conduct all their payment transactions in a secure, seamless and convenient manner at all kinds of merchants, micro, medium and large across the country.”
Chief Officer for Mobile Financial Service (MFS), Angelica Pesha
Pesha explained that, “With the introduction of QR codes and number codes in Lipa kwa Simu we are prepared to bring simplicity and sophistication to Tigo Pesa transactions. QR codes offer a quick way to skip several steps, by simply scanning a merchant’s QR code”.
“As for the merchants, we are introducing In-App experience where they will be able to manage their payment tills through Tigo Pesa App, this will allow simplicity, convenience, and more control of business finances. Alongside the new developments we are also rolling out the service at very competitive pricing to encourage all transactions to be done by phone. We also have special pricing and offers for all our merchants, to make receiving of e-value as convenient as can be.”
Chief Officer for Mobile Financial Service (MFS), Angelica Pesha
This launch goes hand in hand with a special promotion for all our customers, during this festive season where they will get cashback reward for every payment they will make to our Lipa Kwa Simu merchants.
The Lipa kwa Simu solution will enable all customers to pay conveniently to a diverse group of merchants across all sectors like:
Market places, fuel stations, cinema outlets, restaurants and cafes, pubs, bars, hotels, supermarkets, fuel stations, cinema outlets, pharmacies, hardware stores just to name a few. The service is accessible to all Tigo Pesa customers and there is no need to register.
