Business Licensing Regulations Require Digital Payment Systems in Tanzania
Latest Tanzania business news · Business Licensing Regulations Require Digital Payment… explained · updated Aug 5, 2026 · business news · companies · investment
TLDR
- The new measures officially came into effect on July 1, 2026, and members of the public, businesses and service providers have been urged to adopt the required digital payment systems for all transactions covered by the.
- The requirement has been introduced through amendments to the Electronic Transactions Act (Cap. 442) and a new ruOrder specifying transactions that must be conducted electronically.
- Under the Order, she said, anyone making or receiving payments for the specified transactions is required to use digital payment methods.
- She added that the Business Licensing Regulations have also been amended to require applicants for new business licences, as well as those seeking licence renewals, to provide proof that they have a digital payment.
- Business operators who do not have digital payment facilities will not be able to renew their licences once they expire until they comply with the requirement.