Private Sector Foundation Uganda’s new Chief Programs and Projects Officer, Damali Ssali in April presented about the vast business and investment opportunities that Uganda’s private sector offers through its umbrella arm, PSFU at the PI-18 Mojaloop community meeting organised by Gates Foundation and Mojaloop Foundation. Top of the discussion was PSFU partnering with local and […]
We are proud to say that the second HiPipo 40 Days 40 FinTechs that ran in the months of July and August, 2021 set the bar very high. Even though it started soon after the partial lifting of the 2021 lockdown, it was tremendously successful. #40Days40FinTechs has quickly grown into one of the world’s premier […]
HiPipo has been awarded the Best Financial Inclusion Organization in East Africa by FinTech Awards 2022 hosted by Wealth & Finance International. Wealth and Finance identifies organisations that are deserving of recognition for the works they perform, giving the aforementioned organisations a boost to their profiles, and enlarging their professional networks. Theirs is an esteemed […]
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 […]
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 from the 2nd Women-in-FinTech Hackathon & Summit. And this we have successfully done by engaging the delivery of these […]
HiPipo is proud to announce that its CEO, Innocent Kawooya, has been awarded the TIG Network Afrika CEO of the Year Award, 2021-2022 TIG (True Inspirational Generation) Network Afrika is an organisation and network whose intention it is to elevate the role of the family in Africa. They seek to establish the home as the […]
Kampala: Wheels to the 2021 Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit that will also feature the 8th edition of Digital Impact Awards Africa have been set in motion with the opening of all channels for submissions of entries. The Digital and Financial Inclusion summit will explore the strategic trends and technologies that are shaping the future […]
The week-long Women in Fintech Hackathon came to an end last Friday with Kuzimba Services, providers of online construction and engineering solutions being declared winners after shrugging off tough competition for the top prize. Organised by HiPipo in partnership with Crosslake Technologies, ModusBox, Mojaloop and Level One Project, the hackathon that culminated into the Women […]
Kampala: 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 was led by Catherine Namara; a telecommunications engineer, project management expert, an alumna of the G4G (Girls4Girls) STEM and […]
Kampala: 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) and winner of the 2020 Women in FinTech Award urged participants to use latest […]
