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Wegagen Bank Launches Digital Lending Platform in Partnership with Kifiya
Wegagen Bank, in partnership with Kifiya Financial Technology, has launched a new digital loan service, ‘Efoyta.’ Powered by Kifiya’s Qena,
Two Ethiopian Startups Reimagining Traditional Institutions Make the Cut in Timbuktoo’s Fintech Accelerator
eQub, a fintech startup aiming to digitize equb (peer-to-peer saving groups), and HuluCares, a startup focused on providing community-based Idir
Seqela Launches Digital Equb Platform in Tigray, Introduces In-Kind Equb Payouts
Seqela, a digital peer-to-peer saving platform, has launched its service in Tigray. Founded by Samrawit Gebre-Egziabher, Seqela’s equb platform introduces
New Guarantee Helps Coop Unlock Billions in Collateral-Free Loans for MSMEs
After securing a half-billion-birr (10 million dollars) portfolio guarantee from FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, the Cooperative Bank of
List of FinTech Startups in Ethiopia
This is an excerpt from the 2023 Startup Ecosystem Report, a collaboration between Shega, JICA, and MInT, that offers a
My Ekub Expands Service to Include Public Equbs
Sevenfold Trading, one of the local startups digitizing traditional peer-to-peer saving groups with its app My Ekub, is expanding its
New App Dire MFI Brings Non-Collateral Loans to Eastern Ethiopia
Mobile money service provider Kacha Digital Financial Services and Dire Microfinance Institution have partnered to launch a digital savings and lending platform. Launched last
Hidden Transaction Fees Hamper Ethiopia’s Digital Financial Progress
Confused by hidden fees in your digital transactions? You’re not alone! Digital financial services are booming in Ethiopia, but many
Chapa Secures Spot in Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
Fintech startup Chapa has been selected for the second cohort of Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator program. Chapa, which is among
Mastercard Foundation, Kifiya Partner on $100 Million Initiative to Unlock Finance for MSMEs in Ethiopia
The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Kifiya Financial Technology, launches a $100 million program that aims to make uncollateralized digital