List of Beneficiaries of the Electronic Money Emission Authorization

The regulatory authority has issued a consolidated register of sixteen electronic money emission authorizations across Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Chad. This listing mandates the formal recognition of each designated issuer paired with its technical operator, product type (primarily Mobile Money and Prepaid VISA Cards), and precise authorization date between July 2011 and January 2014. The document establishes the definitive compliance baseline for electronic money issuance in these jurisdictions, confirming five authorized entities in Cameroon, three in Congo, four in Gabon, and three in Chad.

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STATUS OF ELECTRONIC MONEY EMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS

Country	Issuers	Technical Operator	Product Type	Authorization Date
Cameroon	BICEC	Orange	Mobile Money	29/07/2011
	ECOBANK	MTN	Mobile Money	29/07/2011
	Afriland First Bank	MTN	Mobile Money	29/07/2011
	SGBC		Mobile Money	02/12/2011
	UBA	GTP	Prepaid VISA Card	12/12/2012
TOTAL				5
Congo	ECOBANK	MTN	Mobile Money	29/07/2011
	BGFI BANK	Airtel	Mobile Money	03/10/2011
	UBA	GTP	Prepaid VISA Card	29/08/2013
TOTAL				3
Gabon	BGFI BANK	Airtel	Mobile Money	29/07/2011
	BICIG		Mobile Money	11/07/2012
	UBA	GTP	Prepaid VISA Card	29/08/2013
	ORABANK	Atlantique Télécoms (Moov)	Mobile Money
	UGB	Gabon Telecom	Mobile Money	20/01/2014
TOTAL				4
Chad	ECOBANK	Airtel	Mobile Money	05/03/2012
	ORABANK	TIGO	Mobile Money	11/07/2012
	UBA	GTP	Prepaid VISA Card	21/05/2013
TOTAL				3
GLOBAL TOTAL				16

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Source: Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale — original document · Summary generated with machine assistance and reviewed before publication; the authoritative text is the regulator's original document. How RegAlert works