Benjamin Fernandes
DSE investment actions: NALA
Market: Open
DSE (Dar es Salaam)
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Founder & CEO, NALA
Tanzanian fintech entrepreneur and founder of NALA, a cross-border payments platform connecting Tanzania and East Africa to global remittance corridors; the first East African fintech accepted into Y Combinator, backed by Accel, DST Global and Bessemer. Formerly a CNBC Africa television presenter and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation digital-team staffer; youngest African admitted to Stanford GSB. NALA recently secured a payment service provider license from the Bank of Tanzania. Source: Wikipedia, 'Benjamin Fernandes'; eabusinessworld.com profile (Apr 2026); streamlinefeed.co.ke, 'Fintech CEO Benjamin Fernandes Urges Digital Infrastructure Investment at Africa50 Summit' (Aug 2026).
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| Aug 14, 2026 |
NALA Secures Payment Service Provider License from Bank of Tanzania
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Following extensive collaboration, NALA recently secured a critical payment service provider license from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), authorizing the firm to facilitate outward money transfers and paving the way for B2B transactions between Tanzanian enterprises and trading partners in Kenya, Uganda, Comoros, and Burundi.
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