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Dundiza Technologies fosters financial inclusion in Tanzania using digital tools
By Mark Kawalya Dundiza is an electronic wealth management platform that uses technology to manage savings, facilitate financial…
Mazima retirements plan fosters saving among the informal sector.
By Mark Kawalya The informal sector accounts for the largest percentage of the Ugandan workforce currently standing at…
Fuzu is digitizing worker recruitment in Kenya
By Mark Kawalya Juliet Makori was a frustrated woman. The accountant had been jobless for three years despite…
Tanzania has the cheapest mobile data costs in East Africa
By Mark Kawalya You can buy a gigabyte of data in Tanzania for as little as US0.75, making…
Kenya leads East Africa in going cashless to curb Covid-19 infections.
By Mark Kawalya As Covid-19 ravages different parts of the world, countries are adopting measures to mitigate the…
Numida: Extending unsecured digital loans to small businesses
In 2015 Uganda was named as the country with the highest number of entrepreneurs per capita in the…
Chap Chap helps businesses monitor sales in real time.
Sylvia Namugenyi a shop owner in Kampala’s Kikuubo business hub was facing challenges keeping her business records in…
Agent banking has increased access to financial services across Uganda
A 2017 World Bank report stated that 1.7 billion adults in the world remain unbanked, that is without…
Beyonic is facilitating business continuity amid lockdown
During the Covid lockdown some businesses were unfortunately put on hold as they did not know how to…
Absa Bank extends Point of Sale Machine service to mobile phone users
The ever-increasing proportion of Ugandans with access to mobile connections means the mobile banking sector is increasingly looking…