Akiba Commercial Bank (ACB) commenced banking operations in August 1997 as an initiative of over 300 Tanzanian entrepreneurs who were inspired overall to move into micro-finance, by the moral and economical concern for the plight of Tanzanians.

ACCION is an innovator in financial access, developing many of the best practices and emerging standards in the industry. They provide a full range of management services, investment and governance support to help financial institutions to build institutional capacity, provide diversified high-quality financial services, become financial sustainable and reach meaningful scale.