Ecobank has actually revealed the leading finalists for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Hybrid Semi-Final occasion held at the Ecobank Pan African Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The finalists were picked from a mate of 40 extremely competitive Fintechs that made it to the semi-final phase of the competitors. This year’s obstacle brought in over 1,550 applications from 70 nations in Africa and other worldwide areas.
The finalists will display their ingenious services at the Ecobank Fintech Challenge Grand Finalearranged for 27 September 2024, at the Ecobank Pan African Centre in Lomé, Togo. The occasion will be streamed live on Ecobank Group’s social networks channels, permitting an international audience to take part. Finalists of the obstacle will contend for the US$ 50,000 supreme reward throughout this extremely expected occasion.
Speaking at the Semi-Final, Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Group, mentioned, “The finalists in this year’s Ecobank Fintech Challenge have actually showcased extraordinary skill and development; and we anticipate inviting them to the Finale. At Ecobank, we’re dedicated to teaming up with these service home builders to establish services and products that will benefit our consumers and add to our continent’s development”.
Showcasing the future of African fintech, here are the extraordinary finalists of the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge:
- – BuuPass, Kenya
- – Daba Finance, Ivory Coast
- – EasyEquities, South Africa
- – Exuus, Rwanda
- – Melanin Kapital Neobank, Kenya
- – MiaPay, Togo
- – PaySika, Cameroon
- – PROBOUTIK, Senegal
- – Sawport Video Banking as a Virtual Branch, Nigeria
- – Sproutly, Nigeria
- – Vaultpay, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- – YMO Africa, Guinea
The Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a flagship effort of the Ecobank Group, arranged for 7 successive years, continues to function as a premier continental platform for promoting development and cooperation in between Fintechs and the pan-African Bank’s cross-border markets covering 35 nations. The obstacle supplies a special chance for fintech business owners to deal with obstacles such as reaching scale, browsing an unpredictable regulative environment, and handling shortage of financing. In addition to monetary benefits, the obstacle provides Ecobank’s know-how in varied market operations and the ideal services to scale throughout its pan-African footprint and global existence.
Considering that beginning, 60 fintech start-ups have actually been inducted into the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship.
The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is developed in collaboration with global advisory company Konfidants and is supported by numerous partners consisting of Huawei, Proparco, TechCabal, BlueSpace, Afrilabs, Africa Fintech Network, MEST Africa, Naija Startups, Expand In Africa and Founders Africa.
This year’s Grand Finale will unite fintechs, regulators, financiers, banks, worldwide innovation business, tech centers, business owners, and market specialists.
Ecobank welcomes all essential stakeholders within the Fintech environment, and members of the public to sign up for the Grand Finale through this link: https://ecobankfintechchallenge.com/.