FULL LIST: 2024 Digital Impact Awards Africa Winners unveiled

The MTN Uganda Brand; composed of MTN Uganda – telecom and MTN MoMo – digital financial services, was crowned the Digital Brand of the year at the 2024 Digital Impact Awards Africa. MTN’s victory summed up the brand’s growing investment in Uganda’s digital and financial inclusion which has in the past 12 months seen it expand its offerings to cater for everyone but with special focus on Women, Youth and generally; the less privileged.

Standard Chartered Bank came second and took home the Digital Brand of the Year – Gold accolade thanks to its growing digitization of services. Its commitment to digitization is best exemplified by how it has reduced its physical branches to less than 10 across the country and invested hugely in ensuring that its clientele is served digitally through Calls, SMS, USSD, Email, Website and APP services.

The Awards that were presided over by Hon. Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo, Minister of State for Information Communication Technology saw Kawu and PayTota winning the FinTech Start-up of the Year Diamond and Gold Awards respectively while ClinicPesa was crowned FinTech of the Year with FutureLink Technologies coming second.

Held on Friday 15th November at the Kampala Serena Hotel, the Digital Impact Awards Africa celebrated individuals and organizations that are spearheading Uganda and Africa’s Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion, and Cyber Security. The Awards further recognized stakeholders that are spearheading the use of digital mediums to serve communities.

They were held as part of this year’s Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit; a platform that explores strategic trends and technologies that are shaping the future of Digital, ICTs, and Business across the continent.

Hon. Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo reechoed government’s commitment to achieving last -mile digital and financial inclusion noting that digitization if well used will cure most of Uganda’s problems mainly poverty and unemployment.

Here is a complete list of the 2024 Digital Impact Awards Africa winners:

Financial Inclusion Excellence.

1. Pride Microfinance – Diamond
2. Centenary Bank – Gold

Digital Banking Excellence.

1. Standard Chartered Bank – Diamond
2. Equity Bank – Gold

Banking Innovation Excellence.

1. FlexiPay by Stanbic Bank – Diamond
2. WENDI Digital Wallet by Post Bank – Gold

Community/MFI Banking Innovation Excellence. 

1. Centenary Bank – Diamond
2. FINCA – Gold

FinTech Start-up of the Year. 

1. Kawu – Diamond
2. PayTota – Gold

FinTech of the Year. 

1. ClinicPesa – Diamond
2. FutureLink Technologies – Gold

Financial Services Digital Excellence. 

1. MTN MoMo – Diamond
2. Airtel Money – Gold

Consumer Goods and Services Digital Excellence. 

1. Jude Color Solutions – Diamond
2. AgriShare – Gold

Utilities and Government Services Digital Excellence. 

1. NSWC – Diamond
2. URSB – Gold

Technology Services Digital Excellence.

1. MTN Uganda – Diamond
2. Cente Tech – Gold

CEO of the Year (DFS).

1. Richard Yego – MTN MoMo – Diamond
2. Gerald Begumisa – Yo Uganda – Gold

Digital Brand of the Year. 

1. MTN Uganda and MTN MoMo – Diamond
2. Standard Chartered Bank – Gold