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
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