# CRDB Bank (Tanzania)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/crdb-tanzania
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [CRDB Bank — official](https://crdbbank.co.tz/)

## Overview

**CRDB Bank (Tanzania)** is **Tanzania's largest commercial bank by assets** + **DSE: CRDB** + **~4M+ customers** + **CRDB SimBanking mobile + CRDB Burundi + CRDB Bank Congo DRC operations** <sup>[1][1], [Tanzania, United Republic of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TZ)</sup>.

## History

**1996 — CRDB Bank Plc founded via privatization of Cooperative Rural Development Bank state heritage** distinctive Tanzanian banking privatization.

**2009 — CRDB DSE IPO under ticker CRDB**.

**2012 — CRDB Bank Burundi subsidiary launch**.

**2014 — CRDB SimBanking Mobile Banking app launch**.

**2022 — CRDB Bank Congo DRC subsidiary launch** distinctive Tanzanian cross-border banking expansion.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **CRDB Bank Plc** (DSE: CRDB; Tanzania's largest commercial bank by assets).

**Major shareholders**: **DANIDA Investment Fund (Danish development agency) + Public Service Pensions Fund Tanzania PSPF + Parastatal Pensions Fund PPF + NICOL + Tanzanian retail + institutional + foreign investors + post-2009 DSE IPO**.

**Regulators**: **BoT (Bank of Tanzania)**.

## Technical integration

CRDB SimBanking mobile app (iOS + Android; ~4M+ customers) + CRDB Bank USSD (*150*03#) + crdbbank.co.tz online + CRDB branch network across Tanzania + Burundi + DRC + CRDB Visa + Mastercard cards; TZ IBAN + TIPS (Tanzania Instant Payment System) + M-Pesa Tanzania (partial integration).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Tanzanian banking + payments competitors**: [NMB Bank (Tanzania)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nmb-tanzania) (NMB National Microfinance Bank; DSE: NMB; Tanzania's #2 commercial bank by assets) + NBC Tanzania (National Bank of Commerce Tanzania; Tanzanian commercial bank) + Stanbic Bank Tanzania (Stanbic Tanzania; Standard Bank Group South African parent subsidiary) + KCB Bank Tanzania (KCB Bank Tanzania; KCB Kenyan parent subsidiary) + [M-Pesa TZ](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/m-pesa-tz) (M-Pesa Tanzania Vodacom mobile money) + [Tigo Pesa QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/tigo-pesa-qr) (Tigo Pesa Tanzania mobile money) + Airtel Money Tanzania (Airtel Money Tanzania).

**Regulator**: BoT.

## Status

**Active, Tanzania's largest commercial bank by assets + DSE: CRDB + ~4M+ customers + CRDB Burundi + CRDB Bank Congo DRC operations** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://crdbbank.co.tz/ "CRDB Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRDB_Bank "CRDB Bank — Wikipedia"
[tz-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TZ

- [1] [CRDB Bank — official][1]
- [2] [CRDB Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Tanzania, United Republic of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TZ)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/TZ-tanzania.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [crdb-tanzania.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/crdb-tanzania). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.