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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 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 January 11, 2021 E-Commerce, Mobile Devices, News

We have kept a young Nation going despite the Covid-19 pandemic – John Bosco Kalisa.

Our Reporter. As a young nation that is recovering and rebuilding from war, South Sudan faces several challenges. These were worsened by the Corona Virus pandemic that almost put several productive sectors globally at a standstill as governments worked 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…

Nicholas December 12, 2020 News

Full List of 2020 Digital Impact Awards Africa Winners.

The 2020 Digital Impact Awards Africa were successfully held on Friday 11th December at Mestil Hotel, Kampala; attracting C-Level Executives and senior Digital, Finance and IT executives. The Awards were a culmination of the Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit that…

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…

Nicholas July 27, 2020 News

Fintechs advised on Cyber Security.

Published by New Vision. With financial technology companies (fintechs) increasingly gaining prominence as facilitators of financial transactions and drivers of financial inclusion across markets, the rate of their vulnerability to cyber risks is also equally growing. Cyber risk is any…

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 News

Conducive policy environment key driver of digital solutions – experts.

Our Reporter. Financial technology companies (fintechs) have called for a conducive environment to enhance the adoption of digital financial solutions. The appeal was made by Oscar Ofumbi, the Head of Business at Lend in a Box, a financial technology company…

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…

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