AIRTEL, DAR ES SALAAM STOCK EXCHANGE PARTNER TO LAUNCH MOBILE TRADING PLATFORM

Ibrahim Mshindo, The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) Business Development Director speaks in Dar es Salaam during launch of Mobile Trading, which allows Airtel Money Customers to open their trading accounts, buy and sell stocks, IPO’s and receive payments through Airtel Money wallet. The Mobile Trading Platform (MTP) commonly known as “Hisa Kiganjani” aims to ease investors' investment activities through enhancing direct access to DSE’s secure trading platform. He is flanked Airtel Money Director Isaack Nchunda.

Airtel Money Director Isaack Nchunda speaks in Dar es Salaam during launch of Mobile Trading, which allows Airtel Money Customers to open their trading accounts, buy and sell stocks, IPO’s and receive payments through Airtel Money wallet. The Mobile Trading Platform (MTP) commonly known as “Hisa Kiganjani” aims to ease investors' investment activities through enhancing direct access to DSE’s secure trading platform. He is flanked by Ibrahim Mshindo, The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) Business Development Director.

Airtel Money Director Isaack Nchunda (right) and Ibrahim Mshindo, The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) Business Development Director display a placard after launching Mobile Trading, which allows Airtel Money Customers to open their trading accounts, buy and sell stocks, IPO’s and receive payments through Airtel Money wallet. The Mobile Trading Platform (MTP) commonly known as “Hisa Kiganjani” aims to ease investors' investment activities through enhancing direct access to DSE’s secure trading platform.

Dar es Salaam 16 Feb 2021: Airtel Tanzania the Smartphone Network through Airtel Money brand has in partnership with the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE), announced a launch of Mobile Trading, which allows Airtel Money Customers to open their trading accounts, buy and sell stocks, IPO’s and receive payments through Airtel Money wallet.

The Mobile Trading Platform (MTP) commonly known as “Hisa Kiganjani” aims to ease investors' investment activities through enhancing direct access to DSE’s secure trading platform. The innovation is expected to create trading efficiency to existing investors and bring in new investors who are currently not served due to inaccessibility of the DSE securities trading platform.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam during the launch the Airtel Tanzania Director of Airtel Money Isack Nchunda said that the DSE Mobile Trading platform is a new landmark to improve investors experience. “DSE in collaboration with Development Partner (FSDT) and the Government managed to develop a Mobile Trading Platform (MTP). Through MTP Airtel Tanzania as a leading mobile service provider, will offer NUNUA HISA with Airtel Money to Tanzanian to invest easily using Airtel Money service where customer can open trading accounts, buy and sell stocks and receive payments’.

‘Airtel Money has always been looking for innovative ways to fulfill our customer’s day to day needs, like the convenience of ease bill payments, instant, Secure, borderless now Airtel Money is launching buying shares through Airtel Money which will allow Airtel Money customers to buy shares and IPO’s through Airtel Money conveniently from anywhere at any time’, said Nchunda adding that both young and old are looking to invest and simultaneously save time as much as possible, Airtel Money in this partnership with DSE shall guarantee customers convenience.

Nchunda said that in order for customers to enjoy this service, they need to follow the procedures below;

• Dial *152*00#
• Select government payment
• Select DSE
• Select buy shares
• Select the letter for the company to buy
• Select company
• Enter the number of shares to buy
• Enter buying price
• Select the buying agent
• Allow the agent to send again the order for you to buy
• Select Yes
• Select the account to buy
• Enter CSD PIN
• Buy shares, continue with payment
• Enter PIN to confirm to confirm transaction.

‘Airtel has always been welcoming such partnerships which add value to Airtel Money customers. ‘We are delighted to enter into partnership with Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. NUNUA HISA NA AIRTEL MONEY will add value to our existing services for the benefit of our customers, whereby now our customers will be able to trade in the DSE using their mobile phones. Additionally, NUNUA HISA in support of government agenda to drive financial inclusion through facilitating digital payments. I call upon our esteemed customers to make use of NUNUA HISA service in order to save time and invest at comfort of their homes, said Nchunda.

On behalf of DSE, Business Development Director, Mr. Ibrahim Mshindo said that the Hisa Kiganjani MTP aims to ease investors' investment activities through enhancement on the direct access to DSE’s securities trading platform. The innovation through NUNUA HISA is expected to increase trading efficiency to existing investors and bring in new investors, who are currently not served due to inaccessibility of the DSE securities trading platform.

He added that the DSE Mobile trading platform “DSE Hisa Kiganjani App and USSD” has security features that allow customers to make safe and secure transactions. ‘The Hisa Kiganjani has several benefits which includes, easy access to products and services, convenience, cost reduction, transparency and investors protection.