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What is Tigo Pesa?
Tigo Pesa is one of Tanzania’s most popular mobile money services, providing a fast, secure, and convenient way for users to send money, pay bills, make purchases, and manage their finances directly from their mobile phones. Following the rebranding of Tigo Pesa Tanzania, Tigo Pesa now operates under the name Mixx by Yas—but the core services and mobile wallet experience remain the same for users across the country.
How Tigo Pesa Works
At checkout, customers select Tigo Pesa as their payment option. A prompt is sent to their mobile number to authorize the transaction via USSD or the Tigo Pesa (Yas) mobile app. Once confirmed, the payment is processed instantly, offering a smooth and reliable experience even in low-connectivity areas.
For online transactions, users can also access a virtual Mastercard linked to their Tigo Pesa balance, allowing them to shop on international websites.
Supported Currency & Coverage
Tigo Pesa supports payments in Tanzanian Shillings (TZS) and is available nationwide. It also supports interoperable wallet-to-wallet transfers with other networks in Tanzania, such as Vodacom M-Pesa, Airtel Money, and Halopesa, making it highly versatile and widely accessible.
Why Shopify Merchants Should Accept Tigo Pesa
- Access a Large User Base: Tigo Pesa serves millions of Tanzanian users who prefer mobile wallets over traditional banking or card payments. Accepting it opens your store to a highly active customer segment.
- Increase Checkout Success: Mobile-first and familiar, Tigo Pesa reduces friction at checkout, helping lower cart abandonment and improve overall conversion rates, especially on mobile devices.
- Secure and Trusted: With features like PIN confirmation, encryption, and biometric app access, Tigo Pesa provides a secure transaction environment for both customers and merchants.
Adding Tigo Pesa to Your Shopify Store
CartDNA enables seamless integration of Tigo Pesa into Shopify stores. The service includes API connection, configuration, and testing support to ensure that merchants can offer Tigo Pesa as a reliable payment option to customers in Tanzania.
Want to enable Tigo Pesa on a Shopify store?, contact CartDNA for integration details and onboarding support.
Tigo Pesa
Simple Setup Process
Installing the Tigo Pesa CartDNA Shopify app is quick and easy—just click install, enter your API credentials, and activate. After purchasing the app license, you can start accepting Tigo Pesa payments from your customers instantly.
Localized Network
Tigo Pesa is widely used across Tanzania. Its strong local network ensures reliable payments, helping merchants serve more customers, even in rural areas, smoothly and efficiently.
Secure Transactions
Tigo Pesa uses PIN verification and encrypted channels, ensuring safe payments for merchants and customers while reducing fraud and unauthorized access.
Tigo Pesa Shopify App
CartDNA’s Shopify-approved Tigo Pesa app integrates directly with Shopify Checkout, works seamlessly with Shopify, and can be used alongside Shopify Payments with no restrictions.
Features
| Payment type | Wallet |
|---|---|
| Merchant locations |
Africa United Republic of Tanzania |
| Currencies |
Settlement currency : TZS Processing Currency : TZS |
| Other |
Refunds : ✔️ Partial refunds : ✔️ Local entity required : ✔️ Recurring : ❌ |