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SACCO INDUSTRY WATCH
The 2015 Banking Awards Winner
Company is listed among 100 top tech
firms in Africa.
The tech firm is also credited for the
successful mobile banking service
provider Spot Cash and prides itself as
the best firm offering ICT solutions to
banks, Micro-financial institutions and
SACCOs.
Gathingu adds that with Spot Cash,
members of various SACCOs and other
micro-finance institutions can access
their account through M-PESA where
they can withdraw, take loans and
deposit money.
Tangazoletu CEO Chris Gathingu during the visit at Kambui School for the deaf Tangazoletu also offers a platform
dubbed TIBU which is a partnership with
“At times it becomes so difficult to pass a “Our system is manned 24 hours by the Ministry of Health where TB patients
message across to the pupils using signs keen and dedicated staff members who receive monthly stipends across the
alone but if we introduce visual lessons can easily detect any instances of fraud country. Among others services the firm
it will be easier to explain to them what in the financial institutions and curb offers are; M-PESA 1 tap, agency banking
they are already seeing as opposed of it and at the same time send alerts to systems, credit facilitation among others
trying to paint a picture of something relevant management about the theft services.
out of sight,” he noted. for immediate action,” he noted.
ICT SOLUTIONS Gathingu adds that with the system,
Mr Gathingu, asserts that the company insider fraud, a popular occurrence
offers ICT solutions which are fully where ICT officers manipulate records to
secured from both internal and external steal money from the banking sector is
hackers. mitigated.
From left: Kambui School for the Deaf head teacher Clement Kariuki, the deputy head teacher, Tangazoletu CEO Chris Gathingu and
head of business Esther Gathiru
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