MTN MoMo, MTN Uganda, Centenary Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank emerged as the biggest winners at the 2025 Digital Impact Awards Africa.
Held on 14th November at the Kampala Serena Hotel as part of the broader Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit, the event once again celebrated outstanding digital innovation and financial inclusion efforts across the region.
MTN retained top honors, taking home Diamond for Digital Brand of the Year, Financial Services Digital Excellence, Technology Services Digital Excellence and CEO of the Year. Centenary Bank secured Digital Brand of the Year – Gold, Banking Innovation Excellence – Gold, and Community/MFI Banking Excellence – Diamond while Standard Chartered Bank clinched Digital Banking Excellence – Diamond and CEO of the Year – Gold.
This year also featured three special categories recognizing individuals who have over the years consistently advanced digital communication and marketing in both the public and private sectors.
National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s John Fisher Sekabira won Public Sector Digital Communications Champion, Standard Chartered Bank’s Cynthia Mpanga received the Digital Corporate Affairs Visionary of the Decade award, and Centenary Bank’s Micheal Bulyerali was honored as the Outstanding Digital Marketing Trailblazer.
While deliver her Guest of Honour remarks, Owek. Hon. Joyce Nabosa Sebugwawo, the State Minister for ICT, noted that the original vision of HiPipo and CyberPLC; set more than a decade ago was bold yet clear: to champion digital innovation, FinTech growth, and financial inclusion across the continent. She affirmed that the HiPipo and her partners have ‘walked the talk’ and continue to shape digital and financial inclusion conversations across Africa.
“These accomplishments in the digital domain are proof of the effectiveness of partnership and collaboration. The efforts of HiPipo and its collaborators have been enhanced by the invaluable support of the Gates Foundation, various government bodies, and regional entities, including COMESA Business Council. Collectively, they have incited a surge of digital excellence that has encompassed the most influential actors in FinTech innovation and the largest corporations in banking and telecommunications.”
Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU) Vice Chair and SoftPower Communications CEO, Sarah Kagingo, applauded the winners and reiterated PSFU’s commitment to supporting technology-driven transformation in Uganda. She challenged innovators to leverage emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to drive last-mile inclusion.
