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Payments/MZ

Mozambique

ISO MZ · 3 schemes

Summary

  • M-Pesa leading (6M+ users)
  • Interoperability achieved (July 2022)
  • e-Mola QR code payments
  • Millennium BIM QR banking
  • 40% mobile money adult accounts

Banking landscape

Central Bank

  • Name: Banco de Moçambique (BdM)
  • Website: https://www.bancomoc.mz/
  • Role: Monetary policy, interoperability mandate

Major Banks (2024)

Rank Bank Name Type Digital Platform
1 Millennium BIM International Smart IZI App
2 BCI Local BCI App
3 Standard Bank Mozambique International SB App
4 Absa Mozambique International Absa App
5 Moza Banco Local Moza App

Market Structure

  • M-Pesa: Market leader (Vodacom)
  • e-Mola: Movitel service
  • mKesh: Tmcel (state) service
  • 40%: Adult mobile money

Payment infrastructure

National Payment Systems

System Operator Type Status
M-Pesa Vodacom Mobile money Leader
e-Mola Movitel Mobile money Active
mKesh Tmcel Mobile money Pioneer (2012)
Interoperability BdM Cross-platform July 2022

Interoperability Achievement

  • Announced July 2022
  • M-Pesa, mKesh, e-Mola connected
  • Central bank facilitated
  • Seamless cross-platform transfers

Mobile Money History

  • mKesh: 2012 (first, Tmcel)
  • M-Pesa: 2013 (Vodacom)
  • e-Mola: 2014 (Movitel)
  • All now interoperable

QR code standards

e-Mola QR

Attribute Value
Provider Movitel
App e-Mola
Feature QR scan from gallery
Merchants Multi-cashier support

e-Mola QR Features

  • Scan QR from photo gallery
  • Merchant payments
  • Cashier selection
  • Multiple payment points

Millennium BIM Smart IZI

Attribute Value
Bank Millennium BIM
App Smart IZI
QR Read and generate
Integration M-Pesa, e-Mola

BIM QR Features

  • Generate personal QR codes
  • Read/scan QR codes
  • IZI withdrawals (cardless)
  • Mobile transfers to wallets
  • Intrabank/interbank transfers

Mobile payment apps

App Provider QR Features
M-Pesa Vodacom Yes Full wallet
e-Mola Movitel Yes QR scan
mKesh Tmcel Limited First wallet
Smart IZI BIM Yes Banking + QR

M-Pesa Mozambique

  • Market leader
  • 6 million+ users (2022)
  • IFC partnership 2024
  • Farmer focus
  • Interoperable

e-Mola Features

  • QR code payments
  • Gallery scan support
  • Bill payments
  • P2P transfers
  • Merchant network

Smart IZI (BIM)

  • Full banking app
  • QR code generation
  • QR code reading
  • M-Pesa/e-Mola transfers
  • IZI cardless withdrawal

Schemes

Scheme Type Symbology Adoption Technical standard
Interoperability Cross-platform Wallet July 2022
e-Mola QR Mobile QR App Active e-mola-qr
BIM QR Bank QR Smart IZI Active

Sources

Full country report

MZ-mozambique.md

Schemes

Standards

source · docs/payments/MZ/index.md