The people's bank of zanzibar launches a new online remittance service (mobile)!

(Zanzibar, Tanzania) — The people's Bank of Zanzibar Limited (PBZ Ltd) which is one among the oldest commercial banks in Tanzania and the only indigenous bank in Zanzibar wholly owned by the people of Zanzibar has today expanded its online remittance services to Tanzania from abroad by launching a new service for mobile phone subscribers in the country.

According to the People’s Bank of Zanzibar, from January 31st, 2013, when the first remittance worth only TShs 31,252.00 was sent from Toronto, Canada, up to date around one billion Tanzanian Shillings have already been remitted to Tanzania from different Diaspora communities through the People’s Bank of Zanzibar using cash pickup at the counter, bank deposit and airtime top-up services.

Visiting any branch of the bank in Tanzania today one would not fail to notice queues of customers beaming with smiles as they happily wait to pick up their cash sent by their relatives and friends from Europe. These queues are now part of the history of the People's Bank of Zanzibar, as no one would from tomorrow go to stand on a queue when he knows quite well that he can receive cash from abroad directly in the palm of his/her hand.

Monthly records of the People's Bank of Zanzibar show that the number of remittances from different Diaspora communities are increasing month after month with Canada leading. Of late, UK which has the largest population of Tanzanians abroad has also caught up with the spirit after lagging behind for sometime and if it continues with the same tempo might soon surpass Canada.

The remittance services provided by the People’s Bank of Zanzibar were originally destined only for the recipients of those cities where the bank had its branches, viz, Pemba, Zanzibar and Dar Es Salaam. But, with the launching of this new service today, a new window has been thrown open for more than 27 million Tanzanians who own mobile phones in the country.

According to the officials of the bank in Zanzibar, the system has begun today to transfer funds to Tigo mobile phone numbers only (Tigo Pesa accounts), while the process of finalizing agreements with the other 3-BIG mobile providers in the country goes on.

Recipients are required to pre-register for mobile money service with their mobile phone providers prior to the usage of the service.

Remittance services through the People’s Bank of Zanzibar from USA to Tanzania are expected to start by the end of the year.

To all those who toiled, moiled and operated as one high performing team for the successful launching of the service today, we say it loud to them - AHSANTENI SANA!

Source: Zanzibar Ni Kwetu

Asante kwa Taarifa Kaka

Lakini Huu wazim ndio sipendi hasa kuusikia.
Karibia 95% ya watumiaji wa PBZ Bank ni waswahili wasiojua kiingereza kigum kama hiki na ni juzi tu ndio wametanuka na kufungua tawi Dar.
Sasa hili kizungu cha nini.
Unajua kuna watu wanaogopa haya Ma Bank kwa mengi,na moja wapo ni hili la vizungu vingi
Halafu kwa Dharau mwisho eti ATHANTE THANA eboo

Sasa waambie na Daily News wasitoe gazeti lao kwa kizungu, kwasababu more than 95% ya Watanzania tunazungumza kiswahili.
Hii article sio kutoka PBZ na sasa kwanini hutaki wengine waitumie lugha wanayoijua vizuri?
Ukitaka usitake, kizungu ndio lugha ya biashara kama hukijui basi rejea shule!
After all Zanzibar Ni Kwetu ni blog la majuu (Diaspora) na wanayohaki kutumia lugha ya huko majuu walipo. Tembelea blog lao na utakuta kimombo tu kinachotumika. Wewe uliopo hapa kwetu Dar uta-remit pesa kutoka wapi? Hizi sio habari zako wewe. Hazikuhusu kabisa hizi habari!

Hao waliopo majuu wenyewe Taabani,si wanakuja hapa tunawaona.Mtu anaa ulaya miaka kumi ndio ananunua kiwanja.
Wakati mtu yupo hapa miaka miwili ana kiwanja mitano yupoe kwake.
Kuwa majuu sio hoja.Na hao wa majuu kwa upande wa Zanzibar wengi wanatumia pesa kwa kulipata wao kwa wao,yaani kama Wazanzibari wengi wanaoishi UK wanatumia Saidi Mmaka ambae anamatawi yake nje nchi,ambapo mtu anapeleka kule pesa kisha anapewa hapa ndani ya muda mfupi zaidi ya Bank na haizidi nusu saa.

What are you talking about? Watu wanalipwa within a minute wewe unazungumzia nusu saa kaka? Nusu saa ni umri wa mtu huo. Unalinganisha benki na Saidi Mmaka - unachekesha kweli wewe rafiki yangu. Hii yako ni sawa na kulinganisha baiskeli na benz - wapi na wapi kaka!!! Please, amka kidogo. Fuatilia hizi technologia za kisasa. Saidi Mmaka mpaka umfuatie, wakati tunayoyazungumzia hapa ni kuwa pesa inakuja moja kwa moja kwenye kiganja chako within a minute only. Saidi Mmaka wako mpaka watu wake wenyewe kwanza waende benki na kama wakiporwa njiani na majambazi sijui kaka utalia na nani.
Huko tunakokuenda kaka kutakuwa hakuna tena akina Said Mmaka. Mambo yatakuwa kiufuni ufundi tu wa kutumia technologia ya kisasa. Matumizi yote yatakuwa ni 'cashless'. Kwanza nani anataka atoke huku kuenda kule kabeba mipesa tele mfukoni? Soon huyo Said Mmaka wako atakuwa hana business. Western Union wenyewe wanashituka na wanajirekebisha itakuwa huyo Mmaka wako!

Ngida1 said:

What are you talking about? Watu wanalipwa within a minute wewe unazungumzia nusu saa kaka? Nusu saa ni umri wa mtu huo. Unalinganisha benki na Saidi Mmaka - unachekesha kweli wewe rafiki yangu. Hii yako ni sawa na kulinganisha baiskeli na benz - wapi na wapi kaka!!! Please, amka kidogo. Fuatilia hizi technologia za kisasa. Saidi Mmaka mpaka umfuatie, wakati tunayoyazungumzia hapa ni kuwa pesa inakuja moja kwa moja kwenye kiganja chako within a minute only. Saidi Mmaka wako mpaka watu wake wenyewe kwanza waende benki na kama wakiporwa njiani na majambazi sijui kaka utalia na nani.
Huko tunakokuenda kaka kutakuwa hakuna tena akina Said Mmaka. Mambo yatakuwa kiufuni ufundi tu wa kutumia technologia ya kisasa. Matumizi yote yatakuwa ni 'cashless'. Kwanza nani anataka atoke huku kuenda kule kabeba mipesa tele mfukoni? Soon huyo Said Mmaka wako atakuwa hana business. Western Union wenyewe wanashituka na wanajirekebisha itakuwa huyo Mmaka wako!

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Sisi hatuwaingilii nyie wazenj na said Mmaka wenu; endeleeni kuelimishana pengine mtaikomboa nchi yenu kutoka kwa wakina Kificho!!

Nchi tutaikomboa sio kutoka kwa akina Kificho bali kutoka kwa akina nyinyi.
Nyinyi ndio tatizo letu na sio akina Kificho.
Tuachieni tupumuwe kidogo. Tarehe 12 January, 1964 tulikomboka kutoka kwa mwarabu mweupe na sasa tumetawaliwa na mwarabu mweusi.
Lakini safari hii mlikosea step kumpa Warioba uhuru na hata mlipotambua maji yashamwagika. Sijui maji mtayazoa vipi.
Eti hawana 'viwanja', hivyo kuwa na viwanja ndio kipimo chako wewe cha utajiri?
Hao unaowaona maskini basi in 6 months washaleta nyumbani zaidi ya one billion.
Wewe umeleta au umetoa nini na utajiri wako katika kusukuma mbele gurudumu la maendeleo ya hii nchi yetu isipokuwa maneno mengi ya barazani tu!
Please, waeleze jamaa zako wa nje na marafiki juu ya hii huduma ya kuleta pesa nyumbani kupitia simu za kiganjani za Tigo. Utakuwa angalau umefanya la maana kwa nchi hii.

Tuheshimu diaspora kwa kuwapa uraia pacha. UP DIASPORA!

SIMPLEMIND, you are talking sense!
Ni vijicho vyetu na roho mbaya zetu inayosaidia kuwa na hali ngumu hio ya kukataa uraia pacha.
Sisi Tanzania siku zote ni wa mwisho kwa mambo mazuri.
Majirani zetu wote wana-adopt kitu cha maana kwa wananchi wao na sisi tunakuwa wa mwisho baada ya kuamka kutoka usingizi mzito.
Ni lazima tubadilike jamani!
Tutawaachia nchi gani watoto wetu?

this is a good news to Tanzania economy and me