Lipa Namba
Pay any till by its Lipa Namba. Type the number, check the shop's name, confirm with your PIN.
Pay anyone with just their phone number. Top up from M-Pesa, Airtel Money or your bank, clear LUKU in seconds and scan to pay across Tanzania.
Move money between the services Tanzania already uses
Boda fares, market runs, school fees and payday. Loco Pesa keeps up with all of it, right from your phone.
Type their number or Loco ID, enter the amount and tap Pay. Money between Loco Pesa accounts lands instantly, with no fee, any time of day.
Move money in from M-Pesa, Airtel Money and other mobile money, or straight from your NMB or CRDB account. Cash out the same way.
Pay LUKU, water, TV and more in a few taps. Save your meters, and your token appears on screen and by SMS the moment you pay.
Pay at any shop with a Loco Pesa QR or Lipa Namba. No cash, no change, no waiting. The shop sees it the second you do.
Pesa should move as fast as you do. From Dar to Dodoma, Mwanza to Mtwara, one app to send, spend, top up and get paid, in shillings, in seconds.
From a single stall in Kariakoo to a restaurant group in Arusha. Take Loco Pesa at the counter, on your Holy Grail POS, or with a printed QR, and watch the money arrive live.
A separate wallet for your shop, with its own Lipa Namba and QR.
Loco Pesa is a payment method at the till. The order closes itself when the customer pays.
Every payment lands on your dashboard and phone in real time.
Sweep takings to NMB or CRDB, or to mobile money, when it suits you.
to send between Loco Pesa accounts
payments, nights and weekends included
ways to top up, from mobile money to your bank
phone number is all you need to get paid
Bank-grade protection on every shilling, with a clear record of where your money goes. You stay in control, and you always know what is happening.
Every account is checked against the national ID register before it can move larger amounts.
Your PIN signs every payment. New devices need a one-time code too.
Only you can recover your account or reset your PIN, even if you lose your phone.
Customer balances are held with licensed partner banks, separate from our own funds.
A push notification and SMS for every payment, so nothing moves without you knowing.
Can't find what you need? Our team is in the app, any time.
A Tanzanian phone number and your NIDA number. Sign up in the app, verify your number with a code, set a PIN and answer three security questions. It takes a few minutes.
Download Loco Pesa and open an account in minutes. All you need is your phone number and NIDA.
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