BANCABC TANZANIA WINS VISA AWARD FOR ONLINE TRANSACTIONS

BancABC Tanzania Managing Director, Iman John (second right) displays a Visa E-Commerce Issuing Growth Award after the bank won the award for its innovation and dedication towards facilitating secure online transactions in the country during an event held in Dar es Salaam over the weekend. Right is the Head of Marketing and Communications Upendo Nkini, Head of Banking Easy Sales, Emmanuel Nzutu (second left) and Left is Agency Banking Manager, Mwita Rhobi. (Picture courtesy of BancABC Tanzan

Dar es Salaam Wednesday 4 March 2020 - BancABC Tanzania, which is part of Atlas Mara, a London listed entity has won a Visa E-Commerce Issuing Growth Award for its innovation and dedication towards facilitating secure online transactions in the country. The bank has been recognized by Visa with an award for the most online transactions.

This is the second time for the bank to win the same award. In 2016, BancABC Tanzania was awarded a trophy by Visa as being the leader in e -commerce transactions. This has been made possible through the bank’s unique pre-paid visa cards that work perfectly well with a strong proposition that drives usage.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam after receiving the trophy, BancABC Tanzania Managing Director Iman John said, ‘We are pleased to have received this award in such a competitive market and it shows how committed we are in serving our customers and ensuring that we make their transactions easier.” said John adding that we really appreciate our customers who have adapted using our Visa card in making online payments. You are the one who have made us win this award and the award belongs to you. We feel proud to continue serving you and we promise to continue offering quality and excellent service.

The banks Managing Director added, ‘in the endeavour to promote safe and secure online transactions, anyone can own the Visa card regardless of whether they have an account with the BancABC or not. BancABC Visa Cash Card is an easily reloadable pre-paid card that eliminates the inconveniences and insecurity of carrying cash around’.

‘Our cards comes with high level security cause of its CHIP and PIN feature, a proven technology that is already in use all around the world providing increased protection against any fraud. For that reason, I call upon Tanzanians to continue using our cards in making online transactions as they are secure and very convenience. In addition, our visa cards can be used as it is accessible 24/7 over 2.7 million VISA branded ATM's worldwide, Over 46 million VISA Merchants retail outlets worldwide, and over 400 Visa branded ATM's in Tanzania & 1000 VISA merchant outlets in Tanzania’ he said.

Speaking at the same event, Visa Country Manager Olive Njoroge said ‘We do appreciate the efforts that our partners BancABC Tanzania are doing, for the way they have pushed and created awareness to their customers that they can use their cards not only to pay merchants or to withdraw cash but also to pay through online. It is really a big success and therefore we have come together to recognize those efforts’ said Njoroge adding that the Visa cards are very secure and can be used in any point of sales where Visa cards are accepted.