Savings groups boost household borrowings
Access to affordable credit services is essential for millions of households in Africa. It becomes even more important for rural households where generating revenue is a challenge. However, formal...
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With two out of three first prizes, we are happy with the event. Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV
SACCOs in Africa are tapping into fintech for growth
For decades, savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) have been providing small loans and savings facilities to their members. They have extended their services to millions of households in Africa...
Wakandi joins Mastercard’s Lighthouse MASSIV Program
At Wakandi, we have always focused on building products and services to support a more inclusive and sustainable society. It is our mission that has driven us to build an innovative solution for...
Building new opportunities by digitizing SACCOs in Tanzania
We started our journey in Tanzania a few years back to reach SACCOs and higher organizations to offer our innovative solution. We aimed to digitize the way people handle money and money...
Development strategies to spur growth at cooperative societies
Cooperative societies play a key role in promoting savings and credit facilities in many African countries. They act as an instrument to provide savings and credit services thereby raising the...
Promoting membership growth and collaboration for SACCOs
Savings and credit cooperatives in Kenya have been connecting millions of people to provide affordable financial services. These members are responsible to deposit savings and applying for loans as...
Impact of capacity building on cooperative societies’ success
Cooperative societies across Africa have been operating for decades to offer affordable financial services. They play a pivotal role in the socio-economic upliftment of millions of people,...
SACCO Societies Act 2008: Governing SACCO Societies in Kenya
SACCO Societies Act 2008 is an act of the Parliament of Kenya to make provision for licensing, regulating, supervising, and promoting savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCO) and establishing...
How can technology enable microfinance institutes to empower women
Financial services combined with affordable technologies and digital systems have expanded opportunities for millions of people in Africa. Many African countries are recognizing the importance of...
Stian Andreassen joins as Chief Product Officer at Wakandi
Stian Andreassen, the former CEO of Digital Garden AS and the Advisory Board Member at Wakandi Group AS, has been appointed as the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Wakandi. We welcome onboard Stian to...
Digitization to meet changing preferences of SACCOs
The savings and credit cooperative societies have made significant progress in money lending since their inception. They have been providing savings and credit services to their members, making...