Vodacom gets US $4.8 Million to Expand M-Pesa Services | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania--Vodacom Tanzania is to receive a 4.8 million US dollars grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to augment financial inclusion in Tanzania through increased usage of its mobile money service, Vodafone M-PESA.

Vodacom Managing Director, Dietlof Mare, said that the grant aims to and will improve the lives of Tanzanians as Vodacom believes that financial inclusion is possible through the use of Vodafone M-PESA.

To read the full press release, visit the Vodacom web site.