Tanzania cracks down on unlicensed digital lenders

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Bank of Tanzania headquarters in Dar es Salaam.

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The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has launched a crackdown on clandestine online lending services as part of a wider move to tighten regulatory structures for digital lending operations in the country. 

According to BoT officials, only four out of 20 formal licence applications had been approved by November 14 under stricter guidelines introduced in August to address shortcomings identified in the conduct of digital microfinance activities.