InTouch wins ten-year Gambia contract to secure state revenue
News · announcedFriday 30 October 2026
Senegalese fintech InTouch signed a strategic agreement in Banjul on October 30 with the Gambian finance ministry and the Gambia Revenue Authority. It will build a digital system to track transactions, collect payments and monitor state revenue over ten years.
A ten-year state revenue-collection mandate gives a Senegalese fintech a durable government payments role and a foothold in Gambia.
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Event
News · announced
Date
Friday 30 October 2026
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InTouch, Gambia Revenue Authority, Ministry of Finance of The Gambia, Visa, Senegal Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Affairs
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