Tanzania: 'Tigo' Tightens SIM Card Swapping

THE mobile phone company popularly known as "Tigo" has introduced tighter security measures for its Tigo Pesa service to provide more protection to customer accounts and secrets.

With this new system, any SIM Swap requested for lines with Tigo Pesa accounts will only be processed once the actual account holder visits a Tigo Customer Service Centre with proper identification documents and correct information about the account.

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