HiPipo unveils 2023 Digital Impact Awards Nominees

The 2023 Digital Impact Awards Africa nominees have been officially unveiled by HiPipo. The list of nominees marks the culmination of a process that began in mid-July, involving numerous entries.

The unveiling of the shortlisted nominees heralds the commencement of the voting phase, which will continue until November 17, 2023. Although all nominees are considered winners, the ultimate victors within each category will be determined through a combination of public and jury voting.

Scheduled for November 17, 2023, at the Kampala Serena Hotel, the 10th edition of the Digital Impact Awards Africa is set to coincide with the annual Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit.

The platform is dedicated to championing digital inclusion, financial inclusion, and cybersecurity, while also recognising and celebrating entities that employ digital channels to serve communities, irrespective of their scale or origin.

The Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit will delve into the strategic trends and technologies shaping the future of digital, ICTs, and business, with a particular focus on customer fund security and platform safety in the Digital Financial Services landscape.

The 2023 summit will bring together stakeholders, including C-level executives, policymakers, young entrepreneurs, and innovators within the Digital and Financial Inclusion domain.

With over 50 speakers representing various sectors, from government to startups, the summit promises to address topics such as business recovery post-COVID-19 disruption and cybersecurity threats. It also offers a platform for informal businesses, including market vendors, smallholder farmers, and sole proprietors.

The Digital Impact Awards Africa and Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit are jointly organized by HiPipo, in collaboration with partners like Level One Project, Mojaloop Foundation, INFITX, Cyberplc Academy, Ideation Corner, and Crosslake Technologies, with generous support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Here is the Full List of 2023 Nominations:

Community Digital Empowerment Excellence.

1. Church Offertory and Tithe Collection by EzeeMoney
2. Digital Messaging Platform for Catholic Dioceses by Cente Tech
3. MTN ACE-Tech
4. Oracle Academy
5. Tawaza Digital Varieties

Financial Inclusion Excellence.

1. Hospital Sente by Airtel Money, Prudential Uganda and Turaco
2. Kawu Smart Card by Kawu Uganda
3. MaMa’s Account by clinicPesa
4. MSacco by FutureLink Technologies
5. Questbanker by Quest Digital Finance

Digital Banking Excellence.

1. ABSA Bank
2. Centenary Bank
3. DFCU Bank
4. Stanbic Bank
5. Standard Chartered Bank

Banking Innovation Excellence.

1. Cente On The Go Account by Centenary Bank
2. FlexiPay by Stanbic Bank
3. Mobile Banking Solution – ELMA by Craft Silicon
4. SC Shilingi Funds by Standard Chartered BankWENDI Digital Wallet by Post Bank

Community/MFI Banking Innovation Excellence.

1. Centenary Bank
2. Future Link Technologies
3. Letshego
4. Post Bank Limited
5. Pride Microfinance Limited

FinTech Innovation Excellence.

1. Hamwe Pay by Hamwe East Africa
2. Micro Merchant by Airtel Money.
3. MTN MoMo Open APIs
4. SafeCar by SafeBoda
5. SchoolPay by Service Cops
6. Xente Visa Card

Financial Services Digital Excellence.

1. Airtel Money
2. MFS Africa
3. MTN MoMo
4. Stanbic Bank
5. Standard Chartered

Consumer Goods Digital Excellence.

1. Café Javas
2. Hariss International
3. Jude Color Solutions
4. Jumia Uganda
5. Movit
6. StarTimes Uganda

Utilities and Government Services Digital Excellence.

1. NSSF
2. NWSC
3. Umeme
4. URA
5. URSB

Technology Services Digital Excellence.

1. Airtel
2. Cente Tech
3. Comviva
4. Ericsson
5. Huawei
6. MTN

Digital Campaign Excellence.

1. #KikoleForLess with FlexiPay
2. #NoTuteeseOffline by SafeBoda
3. Beera Smart by Airtel Uganda
4. Beera Steady – Be Better by Next Media and Partners
5. Together We are Unstoppable by MTN Uganda

CEO of the Year.

1. Anne Juuko – Stanbic Bank
2. Dhimant Shah – Craft Silicon
3. Fabian Kasi – Centenary Bank
4. Japhet Aritho – Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL)
5. Richard Yego – MTN MoMo
6. Sanjay Rughani – Standard Chartered Bank

Digital Brand of the Year.

1. Airtel
2. Centenary Group
3. MTN Uganda
4. MultiChoice Uganda
5. Stanbic Bank
6. Standard Chartered Bank

Digital Brand of the Decade – 2013 to 2023.

1. Airtel
2. Centenary Group
3. Jumia
4. MTN Uganda
5. MultiChoice Uganda
6. NWSC
7. SafeBoda
8. Stanbic Bank
9. Standard Chartered Bank