Ecobank Fintech Challenge

African fintechs vie for $50k prize in Ecobank challenge

The African fintech industry is abuzz with excitement as the grand finale of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge approaches, set to take place at…

Nigerian fintech Touch and Pay wins $50k in challenge

A Nigeria-based fintech, Touch and Pay, has won a $50 000 cash prize in this year’s edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. This announcement was…

6 African start-ups shine in Ecobank fintech challenge

Ecobank Group, a leading private pan-African banking group, has announced the six finalists for the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The finalists…

Ecobank Fintech Challenge offers cash prizes of up to $10k for winning ideas

Are you an African fintech looking for support and to break into new markets? The Ecobank Fintech Challenge, which last month opened applications to…

Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5m debt facility for its Paylater mobile platform

Lagos based finance company OneFi today announced that is has secured a $5-million debt facility from New York and Nairobi-based debt platform Lendable. In…

Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala wins $10k at Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala has emerged as the winner of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge, clinching $10 000. The mobile money application works offline, without an…

Here are the finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Pan-African banking conglomerate Ecobank has announced the 11 finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. In a statement last week, Ecobank…

Here’s all you need to know about the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Is your fintech startup ready to work with one of Africa’s biggest banks, one with operations across 36 countries on the continent? Then you…

Wallettec to represent South Africa at the EcoBank Fintech Challenge

Online payment solution Wallettec will today (20 June) represent South Africa, competing against 19 other companies at the EcoBank Fintech Challenge held in Togo….

Ecobank challenge finalists announced

Ecobank has announced the finalists in the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for African technology startups launched in January. The list includes 20 innovators…

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