Mobile firm, Mastercard launch new payment system

By Daily News Reporter 

Tanzanians can now use their TigoPesa app to make quick, easy and secure payments with Masterpass QR, Mastercard and Tigo have announced in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday.

According to the dual, the interoperable QR (Quick Response) solution is now live and ready for Tigo consumers to use it at various stores, restaurants and retail outlets across the country.

The newly introduced service removes the need for you to carry cash or physical bank cards, so even if you forgot your wallet at home, you can make a payment using Masterpass QR.

The two firms assured the customers that security is guaranteed when they are paying for in-store purchases by scanning the QR code displayed at checkout on your smartphones, or by entering an 8-digit merchant code into a feature phone.

Describing the service in Dar es Salaam, Managing Director, Tigo Tanzania Simon Karikari said Tigo is the first to introduce and only mobile operator in the country to offer such service adding, “We envisage Tigo Pesa becoming a fully-fledged financial service provider where customers are able to perform a variety of transactions. With millions of Tanzanian’s preferring to use their mobile devices to pay for goods and services Masterpass QR will provide them with a fast, easy to use and secure way to pay for goods and services.”

Mastercard and Tigo have announced on Wednesday that Tanzanians can now use their TigoPesa app to make quick, easy and secure payments with Masterpass QR.

According to the dual, the interoperable QR (Quick Response) solution is now live and ready for Tigo consumers to use it at various stores, restaurants and retail outlets across the country.

The newly introduced service removes the need for you to carry cash or physical bank cards, so even if you forgot your wallet at home, you can make a payment using Masterpass QR.

The two firms assured the customers that security is guaranteed when they are paying for in-store purchases by scanning the QR code displayed at checkout on your smartphones, or by entering an 8-digit merchant code into a feature phone.

Describing the service in Dar es Salaam, Tigo Tanzania Managing Director, Simon Karikari said the firm is the first to introduce and only mobile operator in the country to offer such service adding, “We envisage Tigo Pesa becoming a fully-fledged financial service provider where customers are able to perform a variety of transactions. With millions of Tanzanian’s preferring to use their mobile devices to pay for goods and services Masterpass QR will provide them with a fast, easy to use and secure way to pay for goods and services.”