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Western Union, Vodacom Tanzania launch Quick mobile money transfer service

Thursday 8 December 2011 13:21 CET | News

Western Union and Vodacom Tanzania, a mobile communication services provider, have partnered to launch mobile money transfer service Quick to enable consumers in Tanzania to receive money from abroad.

This service allows friends and family members to visit one of more than 108,000 participating Western Union Agent locations in 65 countries worldwide and send money directly into the mobile wallets of any Vodacom M-Pesa subscriber in Tanzania. Receivers can use the funds to pay bills, top up airtime and cash out at more than 15,000 M-Pesa agents across the country.

Vodacom M-Pesa provides its customers with a way to pay for services such as utility bills, airtime recharge for prepaid, taxes, long-distance bus fares and other services.


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