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Lusaka, Zambia — BongoHive, in partnership with First Capital Bank, recently hosted the First Capital Bank Pitch Day, bringing together some of Zambia’s most promising fintech innovators to present solutions aimed at strengthening the country’s financial ecosystem. The event featured the First Capital Bank Fintech Finalists, who pitched their solutions for potential equity investment ranging… Read more »
Make-IT in Africa in partnership with BongoHive launched a call for startup applications for the Open Innovation Program Zambia (OIP) on the 6th of April, 2023. The Open Innovation Program initiates collaboration between the private and public sectors and startups. The goal of OIP is to bridge the gap between private and public sector innovation… Read more »
We worked with the Sonder Design Collective and Zambia Governance Foundation (ZGF) and the Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council on the Loop project, to provide a digital feedback platform in Zambia that will spotlight recipients of aid in rural and urban areas. Loop is a global platform for people to give feedback on humanitarian and… Read more »
PremierCredit is an online micro-lending platform operating in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Since 2019, PremierCredit has been offering micro-loans in Zambia, supporting local entrepreneurs and small scale traders, many of whom are women. With the support of two partner banks in Zimbabwe, PremierCredit also provides affordable bicycles, smartphones, and Solar equipment on a Pay as You… Read more »
Alomo System is a cloud-based loan servicing solution that provides automation software and a web-based platform that helps lenders consolidate, monitor and manage their day-to-day operations effectively. Alomo Systems provides lenders with easy to use financial dashboards, loan amortisations, interests and principal balance tracking, automated flagging, tracking and penalising of defaulted loans. The business was… Read more »
Krypia was founded by Geoffrey Nkandu, a visionary who formed the company after being struck by the lack of funding for millions of SMEs across the African continent as well as inaccessible financial services for the large unbanked population. He is an entrepreneur and a software developer and his skills have been instrumental in building… Read more »
Digital Paygo is a Fintech company that offers shared mobile merchant payment solutions, shared agent banking solutions, tailored digital payments and collective solutions to financial institutions, MNOs, and third-party service providers to drive digital payment ecosystem growth. The company aims to facilitate interoperability and eliminate barriers to financial inclusion whilst propagating distribution channels for business growth…. Read more »
The use of technology to enhance and automate financial services and processes has risen dramatically over the years. This has seen the birth of many FinTechs who are helping businesses, companies and consumers to better manage their financial operations. According to the ZICTA Tech Bulletin, the use of mobile money services to receive and send… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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