Tanzania payout

Payment Account Types

The supported payment account types in Tanzania are:

MOBILE_MONEY
BANK_ACCOUNT

Mobile Money

The supported mobile money operators in Tanzania are:

VODACOM (aka M-PESA)
AIRTEL
TIGO
HALOTEL
TTCL

Bank Account

We support payouts to various banks in Tanzania. To retrieve the most current list of supported banks, use the List Banks endpoint.

Decimal Requirements

Payment Account Type	Decimals Allowed
MOBILE_MONEY (VODACOM)	0
MOBILE_MONEY (AIRTEL)	0
MOBILE_MONEY (TIGO)	0
MOBILE_MONEY (HALOTEL)	0
MOBILE_MONEY (TTCL)	0
BANK_ACCOUNT	2

Transaction Limits

Payment Account Type	Minimum Amount (TZS)	Maximum Amount (TZS)
MOBILE_MONEY (VODACOM)	2,500	5,000,000
MOBILE_MONEY (AIRTEL)	2,500	5,000,000
MOBILE_MONEY (TIGO)	2,500	5,000,000
MOBILE_MONEY (HALOTEL)	2,500	5,000,000
MOBILE_MONEY (TTCL)	2,500	5,000,000
BANK_ACCOUNT	2,500	20,000,000

Compliance Requirements

Field	Requirements
purpose	Required (please refer to the list of allowed values in Create Payout)
sender.type	Required
sender.name	Required
sender.address.line_1	Required
sender.address.city	Required
sender.address.postal_code	Required
sender.address.country	Required
sender.contact.mobile_number	Optional
sender.individual.dob	Required (with type `INDIVIDUAL`)
sender.individual.identity_document.type	Required (with type `INDIVIDUAL`)
sender.individual.identity_document.country	Required (with type `INDIVIDUAL`)
sender.individual.identity_document.number	Required (with type `INDIVIDUAL`)
sender.individual.identity_document.expires_on	Required (with type `INDIVIDUAL`)

Important Update: Tanzania Compliance Requirements

In line with regulatory requirements in Tanzania, additional sender compliance information must be collected for payout transactions.

The new compliance fields include:

purpose

These requirements will become mandatory starting from 01.08.2026.

We recommend all partners update their integrations ahead of time to ensure uninterrupted payout processing and regulatory compliance.

Sample Payload

The samples below are specific to Tanzania and based on the local regulations.

For a more comprehensive list of fields, see the Create Payout resource.

{
  "amount": {
    "currency": "TZS",
    "value": "10000"
  },
  "payment_account": {
    "type": "MOBILE_MONEY",
    "country": "TZ",
    "holder": {
      "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
      "name": "Asha Nyerere"
    },
    "mobile_money": {
      "operator": "VODACOM",
      "number": "+255712345678"
    }
  },
  "purpose": "REMITTANCE",
  "sender": {
    "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
    "name": "Mario Rossi",
    "address": {
      "line_1": "Piazza del Colosseo",
      "line_2": "1",
      "line_3": "",
      "city": "Roma",
      "postal_code": "00184",
      "country": "IT"
    },
    "individual": {
      "dob": "1985-06-15",
      "identity_document": {
        "type": "PASSPORT",
        "country": "IT",
        "number": "YA0000000",
        "expires_on": "2030-01-01"
      }
    },
    "contact": {
      "mobile_number": "+393123456789"
    }
  }
}