Mobile Devices – Page 4 – Digital Impact Awards Africa

deejaynick20 July 11, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

True African uses FinTech to bail out unbanked rural Ugandans

Our Reporter. True African is with no doubt among the legends of digital financial services in Uganda. They were among the pioneers of short messages (SMS) and later mobile banking in Uganda working with Nile Bank to transfer funds from…

deejaynick20 July 6, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

SafeBoda has transitioned into a Super Transport and FinTech APP

Our Reporter. The word ‘SafeBoda’ is now a household name for the majority of Ugandans who especially use Boda Bodas – motorcycles for movement in Kampala Metropolitan region. For many Ugandans, riding on a boda boda used to be an…

deejaynick20 July 5, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Flutterwave is creating endless possibilities for businesses through seamless payments

Our Reporter. In 2021, Flutterwave received worldwide recognition for becoming an African FinTech Unicorn. By definition, a unicorn company is a startup with a valuation of over USD 1 billion. Founded in 2016 in Nigeria, Flutterwave has since grown into…

deejaynick20 July 4, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Airtel Micro Merchant is powering thousands of Informal Businesses and Women

Our Reporter. Many Ugandan traders in the informal sector have been shut out of digital and financial inclusion drives because of their lack of required knowledge, devices and paperwork to register their businesses. In the end, boda boda riders, charcoal…

deejaynick20 July 3, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Sup Money enables sending and receiving of money, payments, and access to credit through WhatsApp

Our Reporter. Renowned marketing and business expert, Steven Jeffes once said that “innovation is the unrelenting drive to break the status quo and develop a new where few have dared to go.” Indeed, all innovators always dare to either do…

deejaynick20 July 2, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

KaCyber has integrated FinTech into its transport ticketing systems

Our Reporter. If you are a frequent user of public transport in Africa, then you know the hustle and bustle involved in getting tickets and traveling. Things like long queues, manual processes and the no refund policy implemented by a…

deejaynick20 July 1, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Kuzimba takes the entire building value chain online

Our Reporter. When Ephrance Eunice Namugenyi’s father started a paver and block-making business, he contacted his daughter to use her Information Technology skills to market his products. The two sat down and agreed to do something much bigger; create a…

deejaynick20 June 29, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

EzeeMoney manages digital transactions of over UGX 30 Billion per Month

Our Reporter. Launched in 2013, EzeeMoney is a technology company dealing in both financial and non-financial services that target people at the bottom of the pyramid. On the financial side, EzeeMoney runs an agent-based model where they give out point-of-sale…

deejaynick20 June 28, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Numida has disbursed over USD 16 million worth of credit to 25,000 Small and Medium Enterprises

Our Reporter. In Africa, the sources of business capital are usually personal funds, family, friends and loans. The first three are usually the ideal sources while the fourth is the most realistic. As such access to affordable and readily available…

deejaynick20 June 27, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Pivot Payments is saving Migrant Workers from Fraudsters and Funds Misappropriation

Our Reporter. One of the biggest challenges faced by Ugandan migrant workers working in the Diaspora is money remittance. The cost of sending money is very high, ranging between five and ten dollars for transferring little amounts. On top of…

deejaynick20 June 25, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Zofi Cash is using FinTech to help Employees Access Salary Advances within minutes

Our Reporter. Almost everyone has ever received a phone call or text with the person on the other side saying that s/he has an emergency and urgently needs financial assistance. Such communication takes a lot of guts, and somewhat courage…

deejaynick20 June 24, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Merchandise Uganda is offering an online market with free stalls

Our Reporter. Anyone doing business in Uganda will tell you that paying rent is one of their biggest nightmares. Whether you have made profits or not; whether you have spent the month sick or away attending to a patient, or…

deejaynick20 June 23, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

PayLater; Uganda’s Online Shop That Allows Installments

Our Reporter. Many young corporates harbor dreams that would satisfy their heart’s desires. They would like to have nice cars, trendy phones, beautiful TV sets, durable furniture, name it! But their meager salaries are only enough for the daily essential…

deejaynick20 June 22, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Her Duuka is helping over 500 women businesses survive Covid-19 hangover

Our Reporter. The past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic literally placed everyone in their right place – for both good and bad reasons. On the bad side; businesses closed, people lost jobs, families were broken, education stagnated and the…

deejaynick20 June 21, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

JUMO World is extending digital loans to more than 2.5 million Ugandans

Our Reporter. With the worsening economic situation in the country, on top of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, most Ugandans have resorted to seeking short-term loans from friends and family to make ends meet. But this is an unsustainable…

deejaynick20 June 19, 2022 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Silicon Pay using FinTech to ease payments

By Our writer Away from its negative consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opener to individuals and businesses. It brought the role and overall importance of digital financial services (DFS) at the forefront. Further, the pandemic opened opportunities for…

deejaynick20 June 15, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Card Pesa is keeping start-ups and individuals afloat with instant collateral-free loans

Our Reporter. Regardless of how persuasive loan advertisements are, getting credit in Uganda is one complicated hustle; more so for those in the informal sector – who happen to be the huge majority. When one visits a formal financial institution,…

deejaynick20 May 30, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs #LevelOneProject Season Three Is Here!

We are proud to say that the second HiPipo 40 Days 40 FinTechs that ran in the months of July and August, 2021 set the bar very high. Even though it started soon after the partial lifting of the 2021…

deejaynick20 January 19, 2022 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

The value proposition, types of mass communication, and we bring in the ‘light’: #WomenInFinTech #LevelOneProject Incubator

The aspect of the Social Venture Business Model George discussed today was the value proposition. He described how it is 2-way: on one hand there’s the promise by the service provider to the client that what the former puts forth…

deejaynick20 December 11, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#DIAA2021: Standard Chartered Bank Wins Digital Brand of the Year

Standard Chartered Bank was yesterday announced the 2021 Digital Brand of the year. To win this Award, Standard Chartered Bank beat competition from Stanbic Bank and Centenary Bank that came second and third respectively. As such, Standard Chartered Bank retained…

deejaynick20 October 28, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#DIAA2021: Journey to 2021 Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit kicks off with a Call for Entries

For Immediate Release. Wheels to the 2021 Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit that will also feature the 8th edition of Digital Impact Awards Africa have been set in motion with the opening of all channels for submissions of entries.…

deejaynick20 October 18, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: Kuzimba Services wins 2021 #WomenInFinTech Hackathon

Our Reporter. The week-long Women in Fintech Hackathon came to an end last Friday with Kuzimba Services, providers of online construction and engineering solutions being declared winners after shrugging off tough competition for the top prize. Organised by HiPipo in…

deejaynick20 October 14, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: Damali Ssali urges #WomenInFinTech participants to use the Internet to improve their Products

Kampala, Wednesday October 13, 2021: Participants at the on-going Women in FinTech Hackathon have been challenged to make good use of the Internet as it has several resources needed for product success. This message was delivered by Damali Ssali, a…

deejaynick20 October 13, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: Primera Muthoni mentors #WomenInFinTech participants on Product Management

Day four of the ongoing Women in FinTech Hackathon was a huge success as participants learnt about Product Management, Prototyping, and the Digital Financial Services Providers (DFSPs) ecosystem. The day’s mentor, Primera Muthoni; an ICT Product Development Expert and a…

deejaynick20 October 11, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: #WomenInFinTech Hackathon Participants receive Project Management mentorship

Kampala, Monday October 11, 2021: Day Three of the #WomenInFinTech #LevelOneProject Hackathon has successfully ended with discussions focusing on why young innovators must draw proper business cases and plans if they are to effectively manage their projects. Day three training…

deejaynick20 October 10, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: 2021 #WomenInFinTech Hackathon concludes Day Two with Call for Value Addition.

Day Two of the #WomenInFinTech #LevelOneProject Hackathon was successfully concluded with discussions centred on how participants can improve their projects in order to serve their target audiences better. Day two mentor, Doreen Lukandwa, the Beyonic/MFS Africa vice president (global enterprises)…

deejaynick20 October 8, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: The 2021 #WomenInFinTech Hackathon kicks off.

Kampala, October 05, 2021: The #WomenInFinTech #LevelOneProject Hackathon has started today, Friday 8th October with 17 shortlisted teams and over 70 participants altogether. Speaking during the official opening of the Hackathon, Innocent Kawooya, the HiPipo Chief Executive Officer thanked the…

deejaynick20 October 6, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: 17 Teams shortlisted for the 2021 #WomenInFinTech Hackathon

Following a two-weeks long online registration process and continuous evaluation of all entries, we are happy to unveil the 17 teams that will participate in this year’s #WomenInFinTech #LevelOneProject Hackathon and Summit. Altogether, we received over 40 applications majorly from…

deejaynick20 September 22, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#LevelOneProject: Registration for second #WomenInFinTech Hackathon & Summit kicks off

In line with its commitment to spearhead Digital Financial Services adoption and Financial Inclusion advocacy across Africa, HiPipo has today launched the 2021 #WomenInFinTech #LevelOneProject Hackathon and Summit, with the opening of registration to all eligible participants. The Women in…

deejaynick20 August 25, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

MoKash’s 9.7 million subscribers make NCBA the biggest Bank in terms of Account Holders

Our Reporter. The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has left majority Ugandan businesses and even individuals in desperate need of a financial bailout. Sadly, many of them could hardly access credit due to lack of security and other necessary…

deejaynick20 August 24, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

FutureLink Technologies is enhancing low income earners’ financial resilience

By Our Writer. While the Uganda Bureau of Statistics indicates that there has been a reduction in national poverty levels over the years, majority Ugandans still live in poverty. Even those who manoeuvre their way out remain just a shock…

deejaynick20 August 23, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Airtel Money is delivering banking services to the unbanked

By Our writer. The low transaction costs, innovative products and a wide network coverage that makes its products and services easily accessible to everyone, irrespective of location, has made Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited “a bank” for people who were…

deejaynick20 August 22, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

KaCyber In Partnership With Private Sector Foundation Uganda To Onboard Bus Operators On A New Ticketing App

Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with MasterCard Foundation through the COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Resilience Response Program (CERRRP) have supported KaCyber Security Technologies Limited, a transportation and logistics technology company whose mission is “to make seamless mobility a…

deejaynick20 August 21, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

EzyAgric is providing ready market, digital loans and agro-inputs to farmers

By Our writer. Smallholder farmers have for long been exploited and cheated at various stages of the agricultural production; be it buying inputs, where they have been sold counterfeits, or selling their produce, where they have been exploited by middlemen…

deejaynick20 August 20, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

CardPesa is enabling small businesses access instant working capital

By Our writer While majority of Uganda’s youth have resorted to running small businesses due to the high unemployment rate, their businesses suffer high failure rates due to, among others, inability to access credit. This is mainly because most lenders…

deejaynick20 August 18, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

MTN MoMoPay brings new lines of business in your business

By Our Writer By enrolling on the MoMoPay platform, your goal could have been to simply receive digital payments and make your business more efficient. However, MoMoPay is not your ordinary kind of platform that allows you to only receive…

deejaynick20 August 17, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

SoftPay is aiding business management transformation

By Our writer Businesses are increasingly adopting emerging technologies across all functions, owing to the ability to improve operational efficiency, deliver better customer experiences and improve profitability. Among the providers of these emerging technologies are Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) like…

deejaynick20 August 16, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Yo Uganda: The FinTech that pioneered Uganda’s digital payments journey

By Our writer Cashless and contactless digital payments are increasingly playing a significant role in ensuring safety, speed, convenience, and seamlessness in business operations globally. It is this that Yo Uganda Limited, a technology solutions company, is extending to businesses…

deejaynick20 August 14, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Numida is providing unsecured digital loans to small businesses in Uganda.

By our writer. While access to credit is what micro and small business owners need to expand their enterprises and work their way out of poverty, it is nearly impossible for them to get bank loans because they lack collateral.…

deejaynick20 August 13, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News, Uncategorized

Xuldime; promoting e-money in schools, empowering parents monitor children’s performance

By Our Writer With parents pacing against time juggling a number of things to make ends meet, anything that helps them conclude their children’s school affairs from wherever they are comes in handy. This is thanks to the emergence of…

deejaynick20 August 12, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Pegasus continues to bridge the e-money transactions real-time settlement gap

By Our Writer The delay in settling digital money transactions is among the reasons most people in Uganda prefer cash to electronic transactions. This explains why Uganda is still a cash economy, with almost 80% of transactions being cash. However,…

deejaynick20 August 11, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Insure Small Small is using Financial Technology to boost Insurance Penetration

By our writer. Insurance penetration in Uganda has remained below 2% for a long time, as efforts to increase uptake by traditional players have not yielded much. This may, however, change as InsurTechs join the market with innovative solutions. One…

deejaynick20 August 10, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Club Tangaza is helping children, women develop love for CODING.

By our writer When you talk about software engineering, many females will tell you that it is a preserve for males. This is basically because in addition to being a male-dominated field, most females think that software development is a…

deejaynick20 August 9, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

KaCyber helping transport operators close revenue leakages

By Our writer Transport operators lose a lot of revenue as untrustworthy conductors charge money that is not recorded anywhere in the operator’s books, thus revenue leakages. In a bid to close the gap and improve transport operators’ revenue collection,…

deejaynick20 August 6, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

ChapChap Africa is enabling Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to trade

By Our writer Despite contributing immensely to Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product and employing the largest number of Ugandans, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face a multitude of challenges, including limited access to credit. Commercial banks do not want to…

deejaynick20 August 5, 2021 Cybersecurity, Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News, Uncategorized

Raxio Data Centre to smoothen integration, aggregation for FinTechs

By our writer While there has been growth in the number of Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) integrating with telecoms and banks to facilitate easy payments and access to financial services, many will attest that the process is not that easy.…

deejaynick20 August 4, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Pesajet is providing low-interest school fees and agricultural loans

By Our writer Spending a day or a week at home for lack of school fees is something that no parent would wish their child to experience. Due to various challenges, however, parents find themselves stranded with their children who…

deejaynick20 August 2, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Kuzimba Online is the digital one stop centre for all building materials.

By Our writer From bricks and cement to painting, plumbing and décor services, anyone undertaking a construction project can now access them under one roof, just with the click of a button, thanks to Kuzimba Services. Established in April 2020,…

deejaynick20 August 1, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Customer-centricity helping Alpteq develop solutions to people’s financial needs

By Our writer It is one thing to develop a financial solution and another thing for that solution to be accepted in the market. It is for that reason that Alpteq, an ICT Solutions a company that specialises in software…

deejaynick20 July 31, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Merchandise Uganda helping local businesses tap into global financial system

By our writer Merchandise Uganda is not only increasingly connecting more Ugandan businesses to buyers across the world, but is also helping them tap into the global financial system. Through the platform, many micro and small enterprises in Uganda that…

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