CashlessAfrica Champion Awards 2017 to Aknowledge and Reward Innovation in Digital Financial Services Ecosystem in Africa
The CashlessAfrica 2017 awards are dedicated to acknowledging creativity, commitment and excellence in the digital financial services industry across Africa.
The awards honor the best of the breed across all sectors and segments covering financial technology providers, mobile network operators, financial institutions, mobile money providers, card services, financial institutions, application providers, regulators, microfinance organizations and individuals in the ecosystem in Africa and beyond.
The judging takes place in early March 2017, and winners are announced at the CashlessAfrica conference in March 2017 in Lagos – Nigeria.
ELIGIBILITY
Award entry is open to all stakeholders in the digital financial services industry with at least one active deployment or on-going partnerships in the Africa market.
It is open to remittance providers, financial institutions, mobile financial services providers, microfinance entities, mobile network operators, independent firms, card processors and others.
ENTRY AND DEADLINES
Entries are free and can be submitted directly by the organization or partners. All entries must be received by: 6 PM GMT, February 28th, 2017.
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY IN THESE CATEGORIES
Financial Inclusion Product of the Year
Micro Finance Enabler Platform
Remittance Enabler Platform
Best MobileMoney Product Innovation
E-Commerce Service Provider of the Year
Best Mobile Mobile Money Service
Best Low Cost Remittance Provider
Best FinTech Start-Up
Best Digital Travel Product / Service
Remittance Personality of the Year
FinTech Thought Leadership Award
E-Product of the Year
FinTech Product Innovation
Innovation in E-Lending
Best Agency Banking Provider
Innovation in MobileMoney
Innovation in Digital Banking
Best FinTech-Bank Collaboration of the Year
Best Money Transfer Company
Insure-Tech Startup of the Year
Best E-Travel Service
Best Payment Gateway Provider.
All those interested in applying or finding out more about the completion are encouraged to visit http://CashlessAfrica.com/awards.The application period will run until 28th February 2017.
During the main expo, leading thought leaders and panelists in the digital financial services ecosystem in Africa and beyond will address the issues around ‘The future of financial services’ at the two-day event taking place at the Lagos Oriental hotel, Lagos – Nigeria.
