# Tigo Pesa QR

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/tigo-pesa-qr
> extracted at 2026-10-06
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

## Supported wallets

The following wallets support this standard:

- [Tigo Money](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/wallets/tigo-money)

## Overview

**Tigo Pesa QR** is the QR payment scheme of **Tigo Pesa** (Vodacom/Microlink), East Africa's leading mobile money platform operating in Tanzania, Mozambique, and other African markets. Tigo Pesa serves millions of users across East and Southern Africa and supports [QR Code](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/qr-code) merchant payments, P2P transfers, bill payments, and agent-based cash-in/cash-out.

## QR Format
Tigo Pesa QR uses [QR Code](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/qr-code) symbology with a Tigo Pesa-specific UR payload (URL-based, [URL QR](../url-qr/)). The payload contains agent/merchant ID, transaction amount, and Tigo Pesa account data.

## Status

Active in Tanzania, Mozambique.

## Cross-references

- **[Tigo Money wallet biography](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tigo-money)** — full biography: history, ownership, technical integration, users, mobile money operations, and comparison with M-Pesa and other East African wallets.
- [QR Code](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/qr-code) — underlying barcode symbology.
- [URL QR](../url-qr/) — payload format for Tigo Pesa QR.

## Deployments

_No country reports mention this standard by name._