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Our CEO Espen talks about banking the unbanked in a podcast with Fintechpodden
As Wakandi moves ahead on its way to offer cashless experience in Africa, we feel excited about the recognition we receive from the industry. Recently, our CEO, Espen Kvelland was invited for an...
How Stokvels in South Africa operate? A comprehensive study by Wakandi
Stokvels in South Africa play a critical role when it comes to offering financial services to millions of unbanked people. It is estimated that there are more than 8,20,000 Stokvels in South Africa...
Bringing technology to Stokvels in South Africa with CAMS
Stokvels hold massive financial resources for the people in South Africa. Millions of people every year save money in Stokvels and avail loans for business and personal purposes. It is estimated that...
Solving key challenges faced by Informal Financial Groups (IFGs)
People in Tanzania and South Africa, and many other African countries have a tradition of forming social groups to meet their financial needs. These informal financial groups (IFGs) are created to...
Wakandi Group and YellowDot Africa partnered to boost financial innovation in South Africa
Wakandi Group has joined forces with YellowDot Africa to deliver its innovative financial inclusion system for informal financial groups (IFGs), popularly known as stokvels in South Africa. In...
Wakandi Group and GamPay join hands to support credit unions in the Gambia
Wakandi Group has joined hands with GamPay Solutions Limited to offer its innovative solution for credit and saving associations in the Gambia. Both companies have come into a partnership and...
Ketil Østrem joins Wakandi Group as the Sales Director
Wakandi Group is honored to announce that Ketil Østrem, the former Area Sales Director at Jacobsen Elektro AS, has been appointed as the Sales Director in the Wakandi team. Ketil joins the team to...
Wakandi onboards Kagera Microfinance as a pilot customer in Tanzania
Wakandi Group welcomes Kagera Microfinance Co. Ltd. (KMFL) to offer its innovative platform in Bukoba, Tanzania. As it happens, Kagera Microfinance aims to leverage Wakandi’s Credit Association...
Informal Financial Groups (IFGs) in Africa: Banking the unbanked
Access to banking and financial services have improved significantly over the past few years. But still, there is a large proportion of the population which remains unbanked. In Africa, a massive 370...
Touching the lives of millions of people with Wakandi
When we first released the beta version of Wakandi in early 2019, we were inspired by how people were willing to know more about our product. Now, a year later, we are exploring new markets and...
Wakandi partakes ‘Hack Africa’ hackathon in the fight against COVID-19
COVID-19 may hit Africa harder than expected and we must support governments and societies to contain the virus. With an aim to achieve that, ‘Hack Africa’ hackathon has been organized by African...