Financial Inclusion – Page 6 – Digital Impact Awards Africa

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 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 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 8, 2021 Africa, Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, News

YTIB Capital is bridging Blockchain usage gap through SMS

By Our writer While not many people in Uganda and across the African continent are using the Blockchain technology mainly due to its complexity, YTIB Capital is helping simplify it so as to increase usage. Through its SMS to Blockchain…

deejaynick20 August 7, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

Enimiro Online aiding financial inclusion through farmer-consumer model

By Our Writer People bored of buying food stuffs, fruits and meat that have stayed long on market stalls may have a reason to smile now that they can enjoy fresh products directly from the garden to their kitchen, thanks…

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 3, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

Kanzu Money eases bulk payments for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

By Our writer Many businesses always find themselves entangled in non-core business functions and end up giving little time to core operations, which affects their operations. Payments are one of those non-core operations that businesses, especially the Micro, Small and…

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…

deejaynick20 July 30, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, News

Buladde’s voluntary savings, soft loans helping people improve their land security

Our writer. Several people across the country have fallen victim to land evictions or have their pieces of land lying idle for lack of funds to develop them. In a bid to solve this challenge especially in the Buganda region…

deejaynick20 July 29, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, News

Green Shares is driving smallholder farmers’ financial inclusion and unlocking their potential

By Our writer It is estimated that at least 80 per cent of Ugandan farmers are smallholders. Despite their everyday challenges, they contribute the largest share of agricultural production. To help them boost production and increase their incomes, Green Shares,…

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

PayTota seeks bridge existing financial inclusion gaps

By Our writer While some people saw the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as a major setback, to Erasmus Okurut and his team at PayTota Uganda, it created an opportunity which they have grabbed with both hands. Okurut, the PayTota…

deejaynick20 July 27, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

JUMO’s Wewole product rescuing millions of SMEs, individuals

By Our writer Being cash strapped has never been a good experience for anyone, neither is the hassle of moving from one financial institution to another shopping for a good loan deal. This is, however, made easy with Jumo’s Wewole…

deejaynick20 July 26, 2021 Digital Inclusion, E-Commerce, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Devices, News

SafeBoda oiling Uganda’s journey towards full financial inclusion

By Our writer SafeBoda, a company that started off as a ride-hailing App for Boda-Boda rides, is set to launch more products to further oil Uganda’s financial inclusion journey. According to the company’s Vice President of Payments and Financial Services…

deejaynick20 July 25, 2021 Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, News

Finablr; creating a hustle-free access to your preferred loan deal.

Our writer. The era of moving around from one lender to another shopping for the best loan deal could have come to an end, thanks to a solution by Enabling Finance Limited that links borrowers to professional money lenders. Dubbed…

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

EverLend Uganda’s non-collateral digital credit services model salvaging farmers, SMEs

By our writer While every business needs credit at one point to support enterprise growth, most Uganda Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and farmers have always been deprived of this. This is mainly because they lack collateral and financial…

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…

Category: Financial Inclusion