Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Financial services |
Founded | November 21, 2007 |
Headquarters | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Key people | Thomas Engelhardt Chairman Julius Ruwaichi Chief Executive Officer [1] |
Products | Loans, checking, savings, investments, debit cards |
Revenue | ![]() |
Total assets | TSh 207.2 billion (US$91 million) (June 2017) [2] |
Owner | Selcom Tanzania (66.11%); IFC (13.06%); MicroVest (9.04%); KfW (6.73%); AfDB (5.06%); |
Number of employees | 634 (2018) [3] 776 (2017) [4] |
Website | www |
Selcom Microfinance Bank Tanzania (SMBT), previously known as Access Microfinance Bank Tanzania (AMBT), is a microfinance bank located in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. [5] [6]
SMFB is a Microfinance Bank that focuses on the micro-finance sector, serving micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Access Microfinance Bank Tanzania was a member of the AccessBank Group, which is composed of microfinance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and South America, who are majority owned by the AccessHolding conglomerate. [7] .Currently the bank is owned by Selcom Paytech Tanzania Limited and other minority shareholders who are very strong in the market.
In 2016, the bank served 225,928 savings clients, had 31,798 loan clients, 29 percent of whom were women, and 2 percent of all clients were rural based. As of 2017 [update] , the bank's total assets were valued at TSh 207.2 billion (US$91 million), with shareholders' equity of TSh 31.73 billion (US$14 million). [8] [2]
As of 2016 [update] the shareholding in the stock of the bank is illustrated in the table below: [9]
Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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1 | AccessHolding | 66.11 |
2 | International Finance Corporation | 13.06 |
3 | MicroVest | 9.04 |
4 | KfW | 6.73 |
5 | African Development Bank | 5.06 |
Total | 100.00 | |
1 - "MicroVest is a private, for-profit investment group dedicated to reducing global poverty by applying a commercial framework to investing".
In June 2024, Selcom Tanzania became the majority shareholder and the bank rebranded to reflect the new ownership. [10] [11]
Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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1 | Selcom Tanzania Limited | 90.00 |
2 | African Development Bank [12] | 5.06 |
3 | Minority shareholders | 4.94 |
Total | 100.00 | |
1 - "Selcom Tanzania is a private, fintech company".
As of July 2018, ABT maintained branches at the following locations: [13] [14]
Thomas Engelhardt serves as the chairman of the five-person board of directors. The managing director and CEO of the bank is Julius Ruwaichi. [1]
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