Tanzanian shoppers can now pay for goods by simply tapping their smartphones against payment terminals, following a major digital upgrade to the M-Pesa mobile money platform. In a significant shift toward a cashless economy, M-Pesa Africa and Vodacom Tanzania Plc have partnered with global giants Visa and Paymentology to rollout...

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