EAC launches regional instant payment network with Rwanda–Tanzania trial

Arusha. The East African Community (EAC) has begun implementing a regional instant payment system, starting with a pilot project between Rwanda and Tanzania that is expected to transform the way citizens and businesses transfer money across borders.

The initiative, which entered its technical implementation phase at a high-level meeting in Kigali this week, aims to link Tanzania’s Instant Payment System (TIPS) with Rwanda’s National Payment Switch (RSwitch).