Nyamula Logistics is using Tech to ease Cargo Transportation. #40Days40FinTechs Zambia and Malawi edition, Day 20

Transport and Logistics challenges are some of the major pain points affecting trade across Africa. Such challenges include poor infrastructure, limited access to finance, political instability, fragmentation of markets, and lack of skilled workforce.

While big businesses, well established traders have the capacity to navigate most of these challenges and keep their businesses afloat, the same can’t be said of small businesses with small cargoes to deliver.

It is these challenges that irk cargo owners and transporters that Nyamula Logistics was established to address. 

Nyamula Logistics is a technology-driven platform that connects cargo owners with trusted and reliable small-scale truck operators, offering cost-effective and timely logistics solutions for businesses of all sizes.

“Nyamula Logistics was founded in 2018 with the aim of addressing the challenges that cargo owners and transporters where facing, which is going through agents that are time consuming and expensive. As such, Nyamula Logistics was started to connect cargo owners and transporters. Our audience are the cargo owners – people with cargo to be transported and transporters – those ready to transport cargo. The cargo owners register on our platform and include all the details of the cargo they have. Such detail includes type of cargo, origin, destination and weight. When the cargo is posted, the available transporters see it and if the cargo aligns with their route or type of truck, they will then accept the transport request,” Euphemia Chikungulu, a Software Engineer and Chief Technology Lead at Nyamula Logistics explained.

The platform allows for faster delivery, real-time tracking, dedicated support and now expanding to integrate digital payments.

“We are currently working on integrating digital payments on our system so that as soon as the cargo owner and transporters align; a digital payment can be processed either at the start of the trip, midway or as soon as the cargo is delivered.”

Chikungulu noted that as a new entrant in the FinTech space, Nyamula Logistics is faced with different challenges which they believe will be overcame through industry collaborations, mentorships, and technical guidance among others.

Nyamula Logistics featured on Day 20 of the 40 Days 40 FinTechs initiative; Zambia and Malawi edition. The roll-out of the 40 Days 40 FinTechs initiative in Zambia and Malawi followed its success in East Africa. Over the past 5 years, the 40 Days 40 FinTechs initiative has featured over 200 FinTech stories from Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda. This initiative has also engaged hundreds of end-users and shared their stories with millions worldwide.

The primary objective of this initiative is to support and showcase innovative FinTech giants and start-ups from across Africa, with a focus on promoting financial inclusion and economic growth, in addition to giving start-ups access to the resources they need to develop new and innovative financial solutions that can benefit underserved populations. Such resources include but are not limited to Level One Project guidelines, Mojaloop Open Source Software and Inclusive Finance systems, etc.