DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 26 -- THE number of financial services access points rose by 21.4 per cent last year, driven by growth in digital payments, banking and microfinance services.

According to the BoT Annual Financial Inclusion Report 2024, digital payments accounted for 82.3 per cent of access points, banking services 13.7 per cent, and microfinance 4.0 per cent, reflecting a strong shift toward digital financial inclusion and tech-driven solutions.

“The growth was highly contributed by number of bank agents who accounted for 99.3 per cent of the total number of financial services access points in banking services,” BoT said in the report.

The BoT report showed that the number of financial services access points in banking ...