Vodacom Tanzania, in partnership with M-Pesa Africa, Visa, and Paymentology, has launched Africa's first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature for Android users, seamlessly integrating mobile money with global contactless payment networks.

• This feature allows Tanzanian M-Pesa users to tap their phones at any Visa-enabled Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal worldwide, bypassing traditional banks.
• The innovation leverages NFC technology, a virtual Visa card generated within the M-Pesa SuperApp, and tokenisation by Paymentology for secure transactions.
• While hailed for financial inclusion, the feature is currently limited by the availability of NFC-enabled devices and Visa contactless terminals among merchants, particularly outside major cities.