Tanzania: Shoppers to Pay Via M-Pesa At Uchumi Outlets

SHOPPERS in Tanzania's Uchumi supermarkets can now pay for their goods using cash or mobile money transfer platform M-Pesa after the retail chain entered into partnership with Vodacom Tanzania.

Commenting on the partnership with Uchumi, Vodacom Tanzania chief officer of sales Hasan Saleh said the partnership will improve convenience for shoppers while the use of mobile money as a shopping tool will reduce the cases of shoppers carrying bulk amounts for shopping at the risk of their own safety.

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