Dedicated and hardworking, smart but so funny, exposed, and extremely knowledgeable. Dr., Prof., senior, specialist, expert, exceptional, rare, made of Gold and God. He was a staunch Catholic and had his fair share of travel around the world. I am so certain he died somewhat content about the many he had seen and met, he […]
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Damali Ssali has honoured the invitation we extended to her and agreed to become a Board Member of the HiPipo Foundation. Damali joins Hon. Eng. David Karubanga, Rose Busingye and Innocent Kawooya, with a worthy mention being made of Prof. Maggie Kigozi and Dr. Frederick Wamala […]
HiPipo and the Ideation Corner, with great pleasure, announce the start of the We Will Win initiative, a project that is set to make extraordinary inroads into the development and growth of Uganda’s film industry. The We Will Win initiative is the brainchild of and a collaboration between a number of like-minded influential players in […]
Download Women In FinTech magazine It’s the first of its kind, and it is another innovation by HiPipo. This is the FIRST EVER magazine solely dedicated to Women in FinTech. There have been articles and journal entries here and there, but never something as comprehensive and focused as this. You will find interviews, opinions, testimonials, […]
Here it is, the first of its kind, something guaranteed to generate even more understanding about Financial Inclusion & how we can overcome the bottlenecks to its full achievement. Its another innovation by HiPipo- the first-ever #WomenInFinTech Magazine. Among other purposes, it shines a spotlight on a new generation of women leaders and innovators, all […]
Kuzimba Services: Team Kuzimba, the winners of the 2nd Women-in-FinTech Hackathon, are certainly not resting on their laurels. Ephrance Eunice Namugenyi and Alfred Ochola remain the powerhouse duo to beat, and their participation in the Incubator was a reminder to all that when you are at the top, well, the least you can do is […]
As part of our continuous efforts to not only improve the quality and variety of digital financial services, with a special emphasis on those that cater for the unbanked and underserved, but also to ensure that the delivery of these services offers rewards to the innovators, HiPipo sought to build on the gains made from […]
Follow this link to download the report. Dear friends & colleagues, I am proud to present to you the HiPipo 40 Days 40 FinTechs 2021 Report. Titled ‘Championing digital innovation & interoperable Instant & Inclusive Payment Systems (IIPS) in Africa’, it is something we believe is strategically informative and can act as a rich resource […]
Arthur expounded on what he referred to the ‘values desirable as social beings’. He explained these as the values that are common and constant to every human being, regardless of their background or status. These include integrity, respect, loyalty and responsibility. They work as uniting factors for any team and/or organisation. In fact, it is […]
Emmanuel Kintu rounded off his talk on digital camera settings, touching on the aspects of exposure, shutter speed, aperture diameter and ISO (International Standards Organisation). His presentation, as usual, was furnished with a variety of images to illustrate what he was explaining. Arthur talked about four categories of value: personal, spiritual, family and career. He […]
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 will be of value. And on the client’s side there is the belief that this […]
Kasakya George, who you can now call the ‘Social Venture Business Model Canvas Guy’, further defined the model, this time introducing and defining what a social good is, and how the budding entrepreneurs have to take time to look at their purpose for the business and decide whether it is, well, fit for purpose. A […]
The inaugural HiPipo Women-in-FinTech Incubator is shaping up nicely, and on Friday 7th January, 2022, many of those involved safely gathered together at their old stomping ground, the Hive Colab Hall at Kanjokya House, to learn more about what the coming days are going to be about. Although it was mostly the Team Leaders that […]
Steven shared a presentation on ‘How to Look a Million Bucks’. This included illustrating the differences between brand, identity and a logo, and how careful consideration of all helps one create a brand that is perceived as trustworthy, credible, established, recognisable and consistent. Next was a video that helped introduce to all what good design […]
The fourth week of the Incubator saw us starting direct emphasis on the Level One Project and the Level One Principles. The participants were duly informed that going forward they had to remain mindful of the need to align what was being discussed with the principle in focus, even though the talks will come from […]