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FULL LIST: HiPipo unveils nominees of 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa

The Awards now in their 9th consecutive edition will be held on Friday 18th November 2022 at Kampala Serena Hotel as part of the annual Digital and Financial Inclusion summit.

HiPipo CEO Mr Innocent Kawooya addressing the audience at a previous event of the Digital Impact Awards Africa in Kampala (Photo/Courtesy)

KAMPALA, UGANDA: HiPipo, the organizers of Digital Impact Awards Africa have released the full list of nominees for the 2022 edition of the prestigious awards that celebrate digital excellence across the African continent.

Organized under the theme “Maximising the Digital Dividend”, this year’s edition of the Impact Awards will take place on Friday 18th November 2022 at Kampala Serena Hotel as part of the annual Digital and Financial Inclusion summit.

According to the nomination list seen by this publication, the 2022 Digital Brand of the Year category will see five big wigs from the finance and technology sector go head to head as Centenary Bank battles with Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic Bank, MTN Uganda, and Airtel Uganda.

In the Digital Campaign Excellence category, Stanbic’s National Schools Championship are drawn against Mpola Enjoyments by Bell Lager, Bolingo Extra by YOTV Channels in partnership with MTN Uganda and NSSF Hi-Innovator.

Altogether there are 11 categories this year.

Panellists moderating at the 2021 Digital Impact Awards Africa

Below is the full list of the 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa nominees.  

  • Financial Inclusion Excellence.
    1. Letshego Digital Mall
    2. MTN MoMo Advance
    3. Group Loans for VSLAs by True African Limited
    4. Airtel Quick Loan in partnership with Housing Finance Bank and YABX
    5. MSacco by Future Link Technologies
  • Digital Banking Excellence.
    1. Stanbic Bank
    2. Centenary Bank
    3. Standard Chartered Bank
    4. ABSA Bank
    5. United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited (UBA)
  • Banking Innovation Excellence.
    1. Trust Mobile Loan | Finance Trust Bank
    2. 3600 Rewards Program | Standard Chartered Bank
    3. FlexiPay | Stanbic Bank Uganda
    4. CenteMobile Loans| Centenary Bank
    5. Eazzy Banking | Equity Bank
    6. Craft Silicon | Mobile Banking Solution – ELMA
  • Community/MFI Banking Innovation Excellence.
    1. Future Link Technologies  
    2. Pride Microfinance Limited
    3. Centenary Bank
    4. Post Bank Limited
    5. Letshego
    6. Finance Trust Bank
  • FinTech Innovation Excellence.
    1. Working Capital and Emergency Loans by Card Pesa
    2. Digital Ticketing for Transport services by KaCyber Technologies
    3. Sup Money by Jpesa
    4. Kawu Smart Card by Kawu Uganda
    5. Safecar by SafeBoda
    6. Jumia Food Mart by Jumia Uganda
    7. Bolingo Extra by YOTV Channels in partnership with MTN Uganda
  • Financial Services Digital Excellence.
    1. Standard Chartered Bank
    2. Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL)
    3. Centenary Bank
    4. Stanbic Bank
    5. United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited (UBA)
    6. MTN Mobile Money Uganda
  • Consumer Goods Digital Excellence.
    1. Riham Group
    2. Jude Color Solutions
    3. Movit
    4. Club Pilsener
    5. Café Javas
    6. Bell Lager
    7. Jumia Uganda
  • Utilities and Government Services Digital Excellence.
    1. Ministry of Health
    2. NSSF
    3. NWSC
    4. UMEME
    5. URA
  • Technology Services Digital Excellence.
    1. Airtel Uganda
    2. Huawei Technologies
    3. MTN Uganda
    4. TECNO Mobile
    5. Cente Tech
  • Digital Campaign Excellence.  
    1. Stanbic National Schools Championship
    2. Mpola Enjoyments by Bell Lager
    3. Bolingo Extra by YOTV Channels in partnership with MTN Uganda.
    4. NSSF Hi-Innovator
  • Digital Brand of the Year.
    1. Centenary Bank
    2. Standard Chartered Bank
    3. Stanbic Bank
    4. MTN Uganda
    5. Airtel Uganda

Voting for the 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa will run until 18th November 9 am, and whereas all nominees are winners, a combined public-jury vote will determine the overall winner per category.

About Digital Impact Awards Africa

Digital Impact Awards Africa Logo

Digital Impact Awards Africa is a platform that promotes Digital Inclusion, Financial Inclusion and Cyber Security, and celebrates stakeholders that are spearheading the use of digital mediums to serve communities.

The awards now in their 9th consecutive edition are part of the activities that climax the annual Digital and Financial Inclusion summit that explores strategic trends and technologies shaping the future of Digital, ICTs, and Business. According to the organizers of the annual summit, this year special attention is paid to the safety of customers’ funds and the security of platforms in the Digital Financial Services ecosystem.

The summit will also bring together C-Level executives spearheading the scaling, adoption, and usage of digital and financial services across Africa, as well as discussing the disruptive impact of COVID-19 on the business ecosystem and what players are doing to recover.

Speakers will come from multinationals, large enterprises, small and mid-sized enterprises, and start-ups. Additionally, the summit will offer a platform for informal businesses (like market vendors, smallholder farmers, sole proprietors, public transporters, and e-commerce delivery agents, etc.)  

The summit and awards are using these 3 official tags; #IncludeEveryone, #DIAA2022, and #LevelOneProject.



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