Digital Inclusion – Page 6 – Digital Impact Awards Africa

deejaynick20 July 23, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

UG-Mart virtualizes cash to ensure easy, safer international trade payments

By Our writer Travelling with loads of cash abroad to import goods has always been a big challenge for Ugandan businessmen who could at times get robbed, among the many risks associated with carrying hard cash. As it is said…

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

Payclide improves merchant aggregation, eases pushing in-pulling out money

By Our writer Despite the increasing use of mobile money services across the country, most Ugandans, especially those in rural areas, still find it hard to access these services due to long distances to trading centres where these services are…

deejaynick20 July 21, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Jumia at the forefront of Uganda’s shift to e-commerce

By Our writer Electronic commerce is increasingly gaining momentum in Uganda and across Africa, having been ‘oiled’ by the 2020 outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that forced most businesses, irrespective of size to shift online. One company that has been…

deejaynick20 July 20, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Flutterwave is passionate about helping businesses improve their customers’ experiences

By Our writer Offering the best services to customers is always at the heart of every business that wants to grow and live beyond its founders. To realize this, businesses have to invest in offering the best customer experiences which…

deejaynick20 July 19, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News, Uncategorized

Trade Lance; a FinTech providing all round digital solutions to business’ challenges

By Our writer While businesses are grappling with various challenges as they seek to thrive in today’s competitive environment, it is not easy to come across a firm that offers a range of solutions, to almost all challenges, under the…

deejaynick20 July 17, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Computing Palace Technologies seeks to close digital-gender gap with Her Duuka platform.

By Our writer It is no secret that women are behind men when it comes to digital skills and are less-likely to have their businesses online compared to their male counterparts. To close this gap, however, Computing Palace Technologies, an…

deejaynick20 July 16, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News, Uganda

Ticteq is helping people address their pressing needs through Crowd funding.

By Our writer It is not uncommon in Uganda to hear stories of a student who has failed to complete their studies or a person who has been unable to travel to a certain destination for lack of money. However,…

deejaynick20 July 15, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Beyonic is facilitating businesses continuity amid Lockdown.

By Our Writer Many businesses globally have been affected by the lockdowns instituted by their respective governments to tame the spread of the deadly corona virus, wiping away livelihoods for millions of people. However, Beyonic/ MFS Africa; a giant FinTech…

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

Pebuu school product promotes a cashless environment in schools

By Our writer It has been widely documented that cash is one of the channels through which COVID-19 spreads. While most parents are used to giving their children pocket money in cash, this, given the current pandemic, greatly exposes them…

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

Digital Finance is Africa’s opportunity to leap into the future – Xente

By Our writer. Africa has been urged to take advantage of the current growth in digital finance to leap into the future. According to the Xente Tech Limited chief executive officer, Allan Rwakatungu, adopting digital payments will allow faster financial…

deejaynick20 July 12, 2021 Africa, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

40 Days 40 FinTechs Season Two Kicks Off.

HiPipo today successfully kicked off the 2nd edition of its 40 Days 40 FinTechs initiative, a grand showcase of exhibition, discussion and dialogue that is centered around offering exposure to those innovators that are enabling many, specifically those yet to…

deejaynick20 December 18, 2020 Awards, Conferences, Cybersecurity, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

We want Interoperable Financial Solutions, Users tell FinTechs.

Our Reporter. Financial Technology stakeholders have witnessed a lot of positives in 2020 even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and its unprecedented effects on people and economies globally. But that doesn’t remove the fact that this has been a rough and…

deejaynick20 December 14, 2020 Awards, Conferences, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Women Traders decry Delayed Payments, Limited Training on E-commerce.

Our Reporter. Women Traders from across Kampala City have asked Financial Technology Stakeholders, and E-commerce players to focus on both Real Time payments and Traders’ Training as these two are the main impediments to online transactions embrace. While appearing on…

deejaynick20 November 17, 2020 Africa, Awards, Conferences, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#IncludeEveryone: Nominees for the 2020 Digital Impact Awards Africa – #DIAA2020 released.

#DIAA2020 #IncludeEveryone #LevelOneProject 17/11/2020 For Immediate Release. HiPipo; the organizers of the annual Digital Impact Awards Africa have today released the list of nominees for the 7th edition of the annual Digital Impact Awards Africa (#DIAA2020). Digital Impact Awards Africa…

deejaynick20 October 19, 2020 Awards, Conferences, Cybersecurity, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#IncludeEveryOne: Entries’ Submission for the 2020 Digital Impact Awards Africa – #DIAA2020 kick off.

For Immediate Release. HiPipo; the organizers of the annual Digital Impact Awards Africa have started receiving entries for the 2020 Digital Impact Awards Africa (#DIAA2020). Digital Impact Awards Africa is Africa’s most important gathering of C-Level Executives, and senior Digital…

deejaynick20 September 19, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

FinTechs urged to tap into Women entrepreneurs

Our Reporter. Ugandan Financial Technology (FinTech) companies have been advised to involve more women in the conceptualization, designing and development of Fintech products and solutions that can tap into the underserved market segment of Ugandan women entrepreneurs. Damali Ssali, a…

deejaynick20 September 17, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

“People not only buy your product but buy into you. Be smart because you are the business yourself,” Doreen Lukandwa told Young Developers.

For Immediate Release. 17th, September, 2020 – Doreen Lukandwa; the Head of Marketing and Customer Success at Beyonic Uganda has urged start-ups to pay special attention to both customers’ acquisition and retention as these two are core pillars of business…

deejaynick20 September 16, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News

There is no ‘perfect product’. Go to Market but continue improving your product – Primera Muthoni tells Young Developers.

For Immediate Release. 16th, September, 2020 – Primera Muthoni; a Products Specialist at MTN Uganda, Leading Innovator and Entrepreneur has today challenged young developers to always ensure that they execute a proper product roll-out plan because ‘Going to Market’ is…

deejaynick20 September 15, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Financial Management is as important as Product Development – Damali Ssali.

For Immediate Release. 15th, September, 2020 – Damali Ssali; a Ugandan Chartered Accountant, Financial Inclusion Advocate, Business and Trade Development Expert has today urged start-ups to prioritize both proper financial management and quality products development because both are critical to…

deejaynick20 September 14, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News

Be Confident and Accept Humble Beginnings – Prof Maggie Kigozi tells Young Developers.

For Immediate Release. 14th, September, 2020: Prof Maggie Kigozi; a Ugandan Business Champion, Investment Promotion Expert, Entrepreneur, Farmer, Feminist, Chairperson of the Africa Scout Foundation and Senior Consultant at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has today asked young…

deejaynick20 September 14, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News

Women in FinTech Hackathon underway.

For Immediate Release. 13th, September, 2020: The first of its kind Women in FinTech Hackathon is currently underway in Kampala with 15 women led and dominated teams taking part. The participants are conceptualizing and developing different financial inclusion products with…

deejaynick20 September 10, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News

15 Teams shortlisted for Women in FinTech Hackathon.

For Immediate Release. 09th, September, 2020: As part of its on-going Financial Inclusion efforts in Uganda and across Africa, HiPipo is implementing the Women in FinTech hackathon and summit this month. Today, 15 women led teams have been announced for…

deejaynick20 August 31, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

Initiative to Increase Women in FinTechs Kicks off.

Story by Daily Monitor. An initiative aimed at having more women involved in the Financial Technology (FinTech) ecosystem has been unveiled. This development comes at a time when there is negligible women involvement in FinTech; a fact that according…

deejaynick20 August 17, 2020 Africa, Conferences, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News, Special Events, Uganda

Registration for Women in FinTech Hackathon kicks-off.

For Immediate Release. 17th, August, 2020: As part of its on-going Financial Inclusion efforts in Uganda and across Africa, HiPipo has today unveiled the Women in FinTech hackathon and summit. Slated for 12th to 17th, September, the Women in FinTech…

deejaynick20 July 21, 2020 Conferences, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News

E-commerce platforms urged to ensure real time settlements.

Our Reporter. Electronic commerce platforms have been urged to settle financial obligations they have with partner businesses on the same day to enable them have sufficient cash flows to keep them afloat. Speaking during the fintech Landscape exhibition at Sheraton…

deejaynick20 July 20, 2020 Conferences, Cybersecurity, Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News, Special Events

Customer centricity is key in promoting digital financial inclusion.

Our Reporter. Financial technology companies (fintechs) have been urged to ensure customer centricity in the development of digital financial products, as it will be key in enhancing financial inclusion. Speaking during the two-day fintech landscape exhibition to mark the end…

deejaynick20 July 13, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Trade-Lance; using technology to leave a lasting mark in people’s lives.

By Our writer While the COVID-19 crisis has taught people the importance of digital technologies in all aspects of life, its importance has been greatly felt in the financial space. An increasing number of transactions are progressively going online as…

deejaynick20 July 11, 2020 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, News

#40Days40FinTechs: FileTax is helping businesses file taxes with ease.

Our Reporter. While some people and businesses in Uganda would be willing to pay taxes, the cumbersome procedures make it difficult for many to comply. This explains why the Uganda Revenue Authority, the body charged with collecting taxes on behalf…

deejaynick20 July 10, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40days40Fintechs: Merchandise Uganda is linking sellers to buyers.

Our Reporter. Merchandise Uganda, an e-commerce platform that connects sellers to buyers is increasingly gaining prominence in Uganda, owing to its ability to connect businesses to market across the globe easily. Established in March 2019, the platform allows merchants to…

deejaynick20 July 10, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

#40days40Fintechs: Hamwe East Africa transforming agriculture through digitization.

Our Reporter. Digital agriculture is increasingly gaining prominence across the world. It is predicted that by 2021, the digital agriculture market, including value of software, algorithm, platforms and links between farming and technology hardware, would triple to $15 billion. To…

deejaynick20 July 9, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

#40days40Fintechs: Yo Uganda is demystifying digital wallets in Uganda.

Our Reporter. Mobile wallets have over the past few years become a buzzword in most countries across the world, including Uganda. However, one name stands out in Uganda when it comes to mobile wallets; that is Yo Uganda, a…

deejaynick20 July 9, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

#40days40Fintechs: Mwanjala kicks off digital financial inclusion drive in Zambia

Our Reporter. Mwanjala Technologies, a Zambian company based in Kitwe Lusaka seeks to connect buyers and sellers with proper delivery lines and digital payment integrations. It further seeks to enhance e-commerce through connecting people to various products and services…

deejaynick20 July 9, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40days40Fintechs: Mindset Coders is equipping children with coding skills.

Our Reporter. There is growing demand in developed nations for schools to teach children coding from an early age. This is because most schools and parents believe that learning how to code at a young age sets up a child…

deejaynick20 July 8, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40days40Fintechs; StarTimes Solar lights up rural communities.

Our Reporter. While previously life for most Ugandans, especially those living in rural areas, would come to near standstill after sunset due to lack of electricity, the emergence of innovative lighting solutions is helping rewrite the story. Hundreds of people…

deejaynick20 July 8, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40days40Fintechs: GES Online School revolutionizes education amid Covid-19 pandemic.

Our Reporter. While the Covid-19 pandemic caught nations unware, paralyzing businesses and service provision in many countries, it also sparked off a wave of invention as people thought of innovative ways to remain relevant even during the lockdown. Among the…

deejaynick20 July 7, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: JUMO is offering social impact financial products to the unbanked.

Our Reporter. Reimagining finance in emerging markets by extending financial services to the underserved and the excluded has been JUMO’s goal since inception. This explains why it chose to specialize in social impact financial products where small businesses that are…

deejaynick20 July 7, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Swipe2Pay is helping SMEs transit to e-payments, access loans.

Our Reporter. The evolution of Financial Technology companies (FinTechs) is increasingly playing a critical role in salvaging informally operated Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which for long were unable to access credit from banks and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs). One…

deejaynick20 July 6, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40days40Fintechs: Frontier Alliance making diaspora remittances easy, affordable

Our Reporter. While Sub-Saharan Africa countries are among the largest recipients of diaspora remittances, the region also suffers with some of the highest transfer costs than any other region in the world. A 2018 World Bank report shows that on…

deejaynick20 July 4, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Lend in a Box boosting financial inclusion

Our Reporter. With financial exclusion still a big challenge globally, players in the financial technology space are increasingly working towards breaking the barriers by using technology to ensure that more people have access to affordable financial services. It is estimated…

deejaynick20 July 3, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: MyLib is bringing primary school revision, learning alive

Our Reporter. While education experts in Uganda put the ideal teacher-pupils ratio at one teacher to 53 pupils, most schools have three times the number, a condition that is straining Uganda’s education system. This brings about a problem for both…

deejaynick20 July 3, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Jumia is Africa’s celebrated e-commerce platform.

Our Reporter. Jumia, an e-commerce retail and logistics service platform that connects sellers with consumers has been hailed as one of Africa’s greatest success stories and yes, it is. Established in 2012 in Lagos, Nigeria, it has within just a…

deejaynick20 July 2, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Flutterwave is helping businesses integrate to ease payments across borders

Our Reporter. A growing number of businesses and buyers in Africa are increasingly embracing e-commerce, thanks to COVID-19 that saw governments enforce restrictions on people movement to control the spread of the deadly virus. The shift to online shopping has…

deejaynick20 July 1, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40days40Fintechs: Pegasus Technologies making a difference in digital payments space.

Our Reporter. It may still be a nascent industry but Uganda is increasingly making huge leaps in the digital payment technologies space. Huge sums of money; be it person-to-person payments or business transactions, are being transacted conveniently, thanks to the…

deejaynick20 July 1, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Xente is facilitating cashless transactions across Africa

Our Reporter. While Europe, America and Asia, the main trading partners with Africa are increasingly getting cashless, over 90 per cent of the population in Africa still adores cash. This not only renders the continent uncompetitive but has also played…

deejaynick20 June 29, 2020 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Latest Events, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: After transforming Transport, Safe Boda has added Value Added Services.

Our Reporter. With huge traffic congestion in most African cities, the easiest way for one to travel from one point to another is by using a motorcycle, commonly known as Boda Boda in Uganda. Although this is the fastest means…

deejaynick20 June 25, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Craft Silicon is a game changer in payments space.

Our Reporter. The payment industry is increasingly experiencing a high level of disruption that is reshaping the payments space, thanks to a surge of new technology-driven processes. Operated by Financial Technology Companies (FinTech), the digital applications are enabling users to…

deejaynick20 June 24, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Ugmart playing a role in facilitating cross-border payments

By Our Writer The Ugandan economy is heavily weighted in international trade, especially as an importer, mainly from China. Despite this, traders were finding challenges with cross-border payments as they involved multiple parties, currencies, regulations and risks. However, in a…

deejaynick20 June 23, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Enabling Finance is playing a role in democratizing financial services.

Our Reporter. Making financial services available to more people by lowering costs and barriers to access is increasingly becoming a key focus area for Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) that seek to ensure financial inclusion for all. Their transformative power owes…

deejaynick20 June 22, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40FinTechs: Buladde helping Ugandans harness their land assets for development

Our Reporter. While most Ugandans describe land as the key to wealth, leaving it idle for years is not a smart idea. In Uganda, it is not unusual for one to leave their piece of land vacant for years…

deejaynick20 June 21, 2020 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

#40Days40Fintechs: Sqoin is using Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies to boost financial inclusion.

Our Reporter. Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrencies – digital representation of value that are digitally traded and act as a medium of exchange, a unit of account and a store of value, are increasingly being adopted across the world. They are…

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