CRDB sets aside 1bn/- for e-payment campaign

DAILY NEWS Reporter

CRDB has launched an e-payment sensitization campaign using Tembo debit cards aiming at easing payments and maximizing government revenue collection.

The campaign dubbed ‘Win Big with TemboCard’ is geared, among other things to change people cash payment culture to electronic payment with a view to promote a move towards a cashless society.

The bank, according to its Managing Director Dr Charles Kimei, has set aside 1.0bn/- for the campaign that will run for six months from yesterday.

“We want to drive people out of cash payment to cashless society… this way also we will be maximizing government revenue,” Dr Kimei told journalists during the launch which goes parallel with celebrating 20 years of growth.

The campaign follows a survey by the bank that revealed that majority of the people prefer paying in cash to e-payment as some want to dodge taxes, cash-base culture and lack of e-payment infrastructure.

“We know changes cannot come overnight. This is the starting point to change peoples’ cash-payment culture,” Dr Kimei said. T

he bank said the e-payment infrastructure are sound and efficient since people now can pay their various obligations —from tax, to water, electricity bills, to shopping via Point of Sales (PoS) available country wide.

CRDB alone has over 1,500 PoS and some 2,000 FahariHuduma Agents across the country equipped with PoS devices. “Using TemboCard TRA, clearing and forwarding people can pay taxes using these cards and the transaction immediately reflects at TRA system,” he said.

He added that TANAPA and Zanzibar Airport has maximized their revenue collection after using CRDB machines which accept any cards as long as they are Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay.

Users of the e-payment system TemboCard irrespective of PoS owner will enter into a draw where winners, top 20 each month, are selected based on the highest number of transaction conducted.

The big number of transaction increases the chances to enter into top 20. However, a transaction at any PoS in the country, should not be less than 50,000/-.

The number one in each month would visit any tourist destination of his/her choice with the United republic of Tanzania for three nights with his/her family of two kids. The overall winner, picked from each month, will visit Dubai or South Africa for three days with a spouse and two children