Kampala: 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 Uganda but also from Tanzania, Kenya and Ghana. The Women in FinTech Hackathon will […]
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 requirements. However, there has been a reprieve for more than nine million Ugandans who have used their […]
The high operating costs shouldered by financial services providers have always been blamed for the high interest rates that businesses and people who want to borrow have to bear. This has played a great deal in keeping many potential borrowers away, yet they would need the credit to advance themselves financially. Even Saccos and Microfinance […]
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 previously unbanked. This is according to the Airtel Uganda Chief Commercial Officer, Amit Kapur. Amit Kapur says that […]
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 who offer them very low prices. This has played a great deal in keeping them in abject poverty. Observing this […]
While the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to market and sell their products and services online, in what is called the new normal, women-led businesses are still struggling to have online presence. This is partly because of limited digital skills. This is, however, set to change as Silicon Savannah Limited, a Financial […]
Providing better customer experience is every business owner’s dream as it helps build customer loyalty, which in turn supports business growth. While businesses make attempts at building customer loyalty, most of them, especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) fail partly because they lack strong supportive systems. To turn this around, however, SoftPay Business, a […]
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 and farmers across Ugandato improve their efficiency. Established in 2006, Yo Uganda entered the market offering low-cost international […]
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. Given that they employ majority of Ugandans and contribute about 30% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, Numida, […]
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 the Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) that are offering a number of innovative solutions to not only ensure efficiency […]
