FinTech Awards 2023 Wealth & Finance 30. Best Financial Inclusion Organization 2023 - East Africa Based in Kampala, Uganda, HiPipo works to enable low-income individuals to access digital financial services like mobile money wallets, mobile bank accounts, and digital payment systems. In this, it focuses on empowering the populations that are largely underserved and unbanked, such as women, people with disabilities, youth, informal traders, local artisans, musicians, sportspersons, and subsistence farmers. In Africa, HiPipo has spearheaded advocacy for the adoption of digital financial services and the promotion of financial inclusion by organising numerous inclusive and effective initiatives as part of its Include Everyone Programme. These include 40 Days 40 FinTechs, the FinTech Landscape Exhibition, Women In FinTech Hackathon, Women In FinTech Summit, HiPipo Music Awards, Digital Impact Awards Africa, and the Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit. Through these initiatives, HiPipo works tirelessly to train and educate people across the continent, enabling them to develop important skills related to FinTech and digital financial services. By leveraging tools and foundational materials like the L1P, Mojaloop, and IIPS, it aims to equip them with the technical and business skills they need to succeed in the digital financial services sector. Its goal is to populate the ecosystem by increasing the number of skilled workers in the industry as well as facilitating the inception and continued success of locally managed financial services. In this, HiPipo drives important digital financial services to the doorsteps of low-income consumers whilst ensuring that the innovators who design and provide them earn sustainable margins for the work they do. The HiPipo Include Everyone programme also enables financial inclusion stakeholders to work together in order to support the cause, further Widely recognised as a proactive advocate for digital innovation, FinTech, and financial inclusion, HiPipo is a leading digital age organisation that influences a wide range of industries, including music, events, finance, awards, and arts. Through its Include Everyone programme, the company works to promote the adoption of secure digital financial services due to the critical role they play in increasing financial inclusion. bridging the gaps in access to technology, skills, and digital financial services. Having worked within the digital innovation space since 2005, the company has seen the attitudes of financial institutions and financiers evolve from sceptical and reluctant to more open and willing to help. Whilst some things have progressed over the years, there is no doubt that a lot remains the same. Despite this, HiPipo remains dedicated and consistent. Unlike its competitors, the company was built on and maintains a genuine desire to make a meaningful difference to the lives and livelihoods of people across Africa. In the coming years, HiPipo hopes to continue making a valuable contribution towards the promotion and advocacy of financial inclusion. To further the improvement of its services, the company intends to seek the support of more funding partners who share its values, goals, vision, and mission. It also aims to contribute towards agendas related to healthcare, the employment of young people and women, and climate change. As a result of its commitment to the work it does, HiPipo has been awarded Best Financial Inclusion Organization, East Africa, in the FinTech Awards 2023. This is the second year in a row that the company has received this title in our prestigious awards programme, which speaks volumes about its excellence. We are pleased to congratulate HiPipo yet again and wish it the best of luck in the years to come! Contact Details Contact: Innocent Kawooya Company: HiPipo Web Address: hipipo.com
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