Fintech Festival Tanzania took place on 20-21 August 2026 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam. The event featured an exhibition, keynote addresses, masterclasses, a start-up pitch competition, and an awards gala dinner, covering topics including digital payments, cashless systems, regulation, fintech insurance and renewable energy.

The Bank of Tanzania has opened the third cohort of its Fintech Regulatory Sandbox, which allows banks, mobile money operators, electronic money issuers and fintech companies to test new financial products under central bank supervision. According to the source, Tanzania's fintech ecosystem now includes 171 active players working across payments, digital banking, lending and banking infrastructure.