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Manager: QR Merchant Solutions
Reports to: Senior Manager: Agency Banking
Function level: Manager
Basic purpose: The Manager – QR Merchant Solutions is responsible for driving the acquisition, activation, and growth of QR-based payment merchants (TAN QR) across mass market and MSME segments. The role focuses on expanding TANQR acceptance, increasing transaction volumes, ensuring high merchant engagement, and delivering seamless digital payment experiences while complying with regulatory and bank policies.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. QR Merchant Acquisition & Onboarding
Acquire and onboard mass market and MSME merchants for QR-based payment solutions (static and dynamic QR).
Drive deployment of QR solutions across retail outlets, micro-merchants, and small businesses.
Ensure smooth digital onboarding, KYC compliance, and QR activation within defined TATs.
2. Merchant Activation & Usage Growth
Drive merchant education and awareness on QR payments, settlement cycles, and reconciliation.
Monitor activation rates and ensure consistent transaction activity post-onboarding.
Implement strategies to improve QR transaction frequency, ticket size, and retention.
3. Product & Solution Management
Promote bank’s TANQR solutions to all segments
Cross-sell related digital products such as current accounts, mobile banking, merchant apps, and cash management solutions.
Gather merchant feedback and work with relevant teams to enhance QR features and user experience.
4. Revenue & Performance Management
Achieve targets related to TANQR merchant acquisition, active merchants, and transaction volumes.
Drive fee income (NFI) and float balances linked to QR merchant accounts.
Track and report performance metrics, dashboards, and on TANQR merchant portfolio.
5. Market Development & Partnerships
Identify high-potential merchant clusters, markets, and ecosystems for QR penetration.
Work with channel partners, fintech’s, aggregators, and ecosystem players to scale QR acceptance.
Monitor competitor QR offerings and recommend strategies for differentiation.
6. Operations, Risk & Compliance
Ensure adherence to KYC, AML, NPCI / local regulator QR guidelines, and bank policies.
Address merchant queries related to settlements, and technical issues in coordination with operations and technology teams.
Monitor fraud risks and ensure secure QR usage across merchant portfolio.
7. Stakeholder Coordination
Coordinate with internal teams including Business, operations, IT, risk, compliance, and customer support.
Support field sales teams with training, product knowledge, and QR solution enablement.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Number of TANQR merchants onboarded and activated
Active TANQR merchant’s ratio (Activity level)
TANQR transaction volume and value
Revenue generated from TANQR merchant portfolio
Merchant retention and satisfaction scores
Compliance and audit adherence
Deposits mobilized from TANQR merchant portfolio
Qualifications & Experience
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Commerce, or related field
MBA or certification in Digital Payments is an advantage
Experience
4–8 years of experience in digital payments, QR acquiring, merchant acquiring
Hands-on experience with QR payment solutions especially from Mobile Financial Services is strongly preferred
Skills & Competencies
Strong understanding of QR payment ecosystems and merchant acquiring models
Sales and relationship management skills with MSME and mass market merchants
Knowledge of settlement, reconciliation, and payment operations
Analytical mindset with ability to track and improve usage metrics
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Behavioural Attributes
Customer-first and execution-focused
Comfortable working in a high-volume, fast-growth payments environment
Proactive, data-driven, and solution-oriented
Application
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your job application cover letter along with a detailed resume, copies of the relevant certificates and testimonials in a single PDF file format, quoting the respective Job title or Ref no. in the subject field to TZRecruitment@equitybank.co.tz by Friday 28th August 2026. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace. By submitting your application, you consent to Equity Bank Tanzania Limited collecting and processing your personal data strictly for recruitment, selection, and, where applicable, employment purposes. Equity Bank Tanzania Limited will process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection and Privacy Act, Cap 97, and its Data Privacy Policy. Your personal information will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality and will not be shared with unauthorized third parties, except where disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligation.
Reports to: Senior Manager: Agency Banking
Function level: Manager
Basic purpose: The Manager – QR Merchant Solutions is responsible for driving the acquisition, activation, and growth of QR-based payment merchants (TAN QR) across mass market and MSME segments. The role focuses on expanding TANQR acceptance, increasing transaction volumes, ensuring high merchant engagement, and delivering seamless digital payment experiences while complying with regulatory and bank policies.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. QR Merchant Acquisition & Onboarding
Acquire and onboard mass market and MSME merchants for QR-based payment solutions (static and dynamic QR).
Drive deployment of QR solutions across retail outlets, micro-merchants, and small businesses.
Ensure smooth digital onboarding, KYC compliance, and QR activation within defined TATs.
2. Merchant Activation & Usage Growth
Drive merchant education and awareness on QR payments, settlement cycles, and reconciliation.
Monitor activation rates and ensure consistent transaction activity post-onboarding.
Implement strategies to improve QR transaction frequency, ticket size, and retention.
3. Product & Solution Management
Promote bank’s TANQR solutions to all segments
Cross-sell related digital products such as current accounts, mobile banking, merchant apps, and cash management solutions.
Gather merchant feedback and work with relevant teams to enhance QR features and user experience.
4. Revenue & Performance Management
Achieve targets related to TANQR merchant acquisition, active merchants, and transaction volumes.
Drive fee income (NFI) and float balances linked to QR merchant accounts.
Track and report performance metrics, dashboards, and on TANQR merchant portfolio.
5. Market Development & Partnerships
Identify high-potential merchant clusters, markets, and ecosystems for QR penetration.
Work with channel partners, fintech’s, aggregators, and ecosystem players to scale QR acceptance.
Monitor competitor QR offerings and recommend strategies for differentiation.
6. Operations, Risk & Compliance
Ensure adherence to KYC, AML, NPCI / local regulator QR guidelines, and bank policies.
Address merchant queries related to settlements, and technical issues in coordination with operations and technology teams.
Monitor fraud risks and ensure secure QR usage across merchant portfolio.
7. Stakeholder Coordination
Coordinate with internal teams including Business, operations, IT, risk, compliance, and customer support.
Support field sales teams with training, product knowledge, and QR solution enablement.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Number of TANQR merchants onboarded and activated
Active TANQR merchant’s ratio (Activity level)
TANQR transaction volume and value
Revenue generated from TANQR merchant portfolio
Merchant retention and satisfaction scores
Compliance and audit adherence
Deposits mobilized from TANQR merchant portfolio
Qualifications & Experience
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Commerce, or related field
MBA or certification in Digital Payments is an advantage
Experience
4–8 years of experience in digital payments, QR acquiring, merchant acquiring
Hands-on experience with QR payment solutions especially from Mobile Financial Services is strongly preferred
Skills & Competencies
Strong understanding of QR payment ecosystems and merchant acquiring models
Sales and relationship management skills with MSME and mass market merchants
Knowledge of settlement, reconciliation, and payment operations
Analytical mindset with ability to track and improve usage metrics
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Behavioural Attributes
Customer-first and execution-focused
Comfortable working in a high-volume, fast-growth payments environment
Proactive, data-driven, and solution-oriented
Application
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your job application cover letter along with a detailed resume, copies of the relevant certificates and testimonials in a single PDF file format, quoting the respective Job title or Ref no. in the subject field to TZRecruitment@equitybank.co.tz by Friday 28th August 2026. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace. By submitting your application, you consent to Equity Bank Tanzania Limited collecting and processing your personal data strictly for recruitment, selection, and, where applicable, employment purposes. Equity Bank Tanzania Limited will process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection and Privacy Act, Cap 97, and its Data Privacy Policy. Your personal information will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality and will not be shared with unauthorized third parties, except where disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligation.