$25k For Startups Solving Financial Inclusion For Low-Income Individuals In Africa

By Farai Mudzingwa

With startup culture really accelerating, I think we have to take a closer look at developments that are taking place on the startup scene, especially when things are happening down here in Africa.

In line with this focus let’s talk about Datahack for Financial Inclusion (Datahack 4FI). Datahack 4FI is an innovation competition that promotes evidence-based decision-making for improved financial service provision to low-income individuals. The competition brings together data enthusiasts and financial service providers (FSPs) to crowdsource data-driven solutions to real-world challenges.

Datahack 4FI’s first season took place last year and Kenyan startup MobiTicket walked away with top honours. Their service …read more