#DIAA2022: HiPipo have released the nominees for the 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa

Following the conclusion of the entries’ submission and verification process, HiPipo; the organizers of the annual Digital Impact Awards Africa have unveiled the nominees of the 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa.

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

The Digital Impact Awards Africa celebrates digital excellence across the continent; big or small, local or international.

The 2022 Digital Brand of the Year category will see five finance and technology giants go head to head as Centenary Bank is nominated alongside Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic Bank, MTN Uganda, and Airtel Uganda while the Digital Campaign Excellence category has the Stanbic National Schools Championship 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.

Voting in the 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa will run until 18^th November at 9 am. While all nominees are winners, the overall winner per category will be determined by a combined public-jury vote.

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

The summit explores strategic trends and technologies that are shaping the future of Digital, ICTs, and Business. Special attention is paid to customers’ funds’ safety and platforms’ security in the Digital Financial Services ecosystem.

This year’s summit will bring together C-Level executives that are spearheading the scaling, adoption, and usage of digital and financial services across Africa. The summit will discuss 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.

Here is the complete list of the 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa nominees.

1. 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

2. Digital Banking Excellence.
   1. Stanbic Bank
   2. Centenary Bank
   3. Standard Chartered Bank
   4. ABSA Bank
   5. United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited (UBA)

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Utilities and Government Services Digital Excellence.
   1. Ministry of Health
   2. NSSF
   3. NWSC
   4. UMEME
   5. URA

9. Technology Services Digital Excellence.
   1. Airtel Uganda
   2. Huawei Technologies
   3. MTN Uganda
   4. TECNO Mobile
   5. Cente Tech

10. 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

11. Digital Brand of the Year.
    1. Centenary Bank
    2. Standard Chartered Bank
    3. Stanbic Bank
    4. MTN Uganda
    5. Airtel Uganda