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BongoHive and FSD Zambia Launch BongoHive FinTech Challenge

BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub has partnered with Financial Sector Deepening Zambia Limited (FSD Zambia) to support the growth of the digital economy and increase access to financial services for all Zambians. This will be done through the BongoHive FinTech Challenge, which has been launched to explore opportunities for financial inclusion and innovation from aspiring… Read more »

BongoHive response to COVID-19

As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation closely, BongoHive is implementing stricter health and safety practices to ensure the safety and well-being of its staff and other stakeholders. Following the announcement of confirmed cases of the virus in Zambia, we will be following recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local imposed… Read more »

BongoHive Listed Among First Ten MyAfCFTA Nodes Across Africa by The African Tech and Creative Group (ATCG)

The African Tech and Creative Group (ATCG) is announcing the launch of ten ​MyAfCFTA nodes located across Africa in CcHUB (Nigeria/Rwanda), Afrinolly (Nigeria), iSpace (Ghana), iHUB (Kenya), BongoHive (Zambia), HYBR Group (South Africa/Kenya/Nigeria), Sylabs (Algeria), The Tech Village Innovation Hub (Zimbabwe), Bliss Executives (The Gambia), The Innovation Village (Uganda). The ten MyAfCFTA Nodes are the… Read more »

eMsika Partners with ZPOS – Improving Agro-dealer Productivity and Profitability

eMsika Services Limited today announced a new partnership with ZPOS. Their partnership will help agro-dealers with their business operations by providing ZPOS point-of-sale machines in retail locations currently working with eMsika on the Musika Development Initiative Agribusiness Accelerator Initiative (AAI) programme. The AAI programme is targeting 600 agro-dealers to adopt digital platforms to help sustain and grow… Read more »

Meet the 11 Startups of the Discover Programme – Cohort 23

BongoHive started off the year with the Discover Pre-accelerator Programme on 20th January 2020. We received the highest number of applications and also had the highest number of female participants in a cohort to date (9 out of 11).  The programme is designed for entrepreneurs with a newly launched business or in the idea phase…. Read more »

Introducing FinTech4U’s first Cohort

Introducing FinTech4U’s first Cohort Mareta Lindunda and Mali Kambandu After a rigorous application process and interview process, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub are pleased to announce the five Zambian FinTechs that will begin the FinTech4U Accelerator Programme in January 2020. The companies selected for the first FinTech4U… Read more »

9 startups complete the last Discover Programme of 2019

BongoHive closed off the year with 9 startups completing the final Discover Programme for the year 2019 on Friday, 22 November. The programme is designed for early-stage startups and aspiring entrepreneurs to assist them in formulating their business ideas and creating launchable startups. The 2-week programme involves daily training sessions at Bongohive, where the selected… Read more »

UNCDF and BongoHive Launch FinTech4U Accelerator Programme

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub have partnered to launch the FinTech4U Accelerator Programme. FinTech4U is a startup programme targeted at businesses in the FinTech and Digital Financial Services industry with the potential to gain traction and scale up to serve more customers and improve financial inclusion, especially… Read more »