The Gambian government is introducing a centralised transaction-monitoring system to strengthen gaming tax compliance, improve revenue transparency and reduce financial leakages.
The Government of The Gambia has signed a 10-year partnership agreement with Senegalese fintech company InTouch to introduce a centralised payment-monitoring platform for the country’s betting, pooling and gaming industry.
The agreement, signed on 30 October 2026 in Banjul, brings together the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) and InTouch Solutions Gambia.
The initiative represents a significant development in the government’s efforts to strengthen financial oversight of the gaming industry while modernising public revenue collection.
A New Approach to Monitoring Gaming Transactions
Under the agreement, InTouch will develop and operate a digital platform designed to give Gambian authorities greater visibility into financial transactions and revenue generated by betting and gaming businesses.
The system is expected to support three principal functions:
- Real-time transaction monitoring: Enabling authorities to track financial activity and improve visibility into gaming-related revenue.
- Digital payment processing: Supporting secure and interoperable government payment collection.
- Financial oversight and reconciliation: Using automated reporting, audit mechanisms and alerts to identify discrepancies and potential revenue leakages.
The project will operate under a Build, Operate and Transfer arrangement, with InTouch responsible for deploying and managing the platform before its eventual transfer under the agreement.
What Does This Mean for Betting Operators?
For betting and gaming companies operating in The Gambia, the planned system could introduce greater scrutiny of financial transactions and tax declarations.
Currently, fragmented payment channels and manual reporting processes can make it difficult for authorities to independently verify industry revenue.
The new platform is intended to reduce reliance on operators’ self-reported figures by providing tax authorities with independent transaction data.
This could improve transparency, strengthen tax compliance and help establish a more consistent approach to financial oversight.
However, the government has not yet announced detailed technical integration requirements, a platform launch date or new reporting obligations for operators.
Importantly, the agreement does not itself introduce a new betting tax or announce changes to player payout rules.
Senegalese Fintech Expands Its Government Technology Footprint
Founded in Dakar in 2014, InTouch has developed payment and financial-monitoring solutions for businesses and public institutions across African markets.
The Gambian agreement marks another step in its regional expansion, building on public-sector engagements in Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau.
InTouch was selected through an international tender involving three bidders.
Its founder and chief executive, Omar Cissé, has positioned the partnership as an example of African-developed financial technology supporting public-sector transparency and financial sovereignty.
The agreement also demonstrates the increasing role of fintech providers in connecting payment infrastructure, regulatory oversight and government revenue collection.
Could This Influence Gaming Regulation Across Africa?
The Gambia’s initiative highlights an emerging policy direction in which governments seek greater visibility into financial transactions generated by regulated gaming activities.
As online betting expands across African markets, authorities face the challenge of ensuring accurate tax reporting while accommodating multiple payment channels and business models.
Centralised transaction-monitoring systems may offer one approach to addressing these challenges.
For operators, payment service providers and gaming technology companies, the Gambian project will be worth monitoring, particularly as its implementation requirements become clearer.
The wider question is whether similar technology-driven monitoring frameworks could gain traction in other African gaming markets.
For now, The Gambia has taken a concrete step towards integrating financial technology into its gaming revenue oversight framework.
iBetAfrica will continue monitoring the project’s implementation and its implications for Africa’s gaming and payment industries.
Sources: The Gambia Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs announcement, 31 October 2026; The Gambia Journal, 30–31 October 2026; The Fatu Network, 31 October 2026.
