It was a cheerful Friday evening at Kampala Serena Hotel as this year’s Digital Impact Awards Ceremony took place to recognize ,appreciate and honor different organizations that are fronting the use of digital mediums in executing their services.
The Nominees were grouped into 35 categories per this year’s theme which was “Include everyone”. Different corporate, social and government agencies were credited basing on their Creativity,functionality and flexibility usage of digital platforms and financial inclusions.
Our very own MTN Uganda managed to take home not less than two Awards, one for being the Best Financial Inclusion Services Provider through MTN MoMo, Commendation for Youth and Arts Advancement in Digital Era Award, Best Financial Inclusion Innovation of the year through MTN XTRA Float and the Best Internet Provider Award.
Here is the full list of winners;
Digital Brand of the Year
Centenary Bank
Commended Mobile Apps Advancement (new/upgrade)
SafeBoda
Best Payments Product
Lipa na M-Pesa
Best Fintech Revolutionary Product
M-KOPA for Energy
Best Financial Services for the Poor Enabler
M-Pesa
Best Telecom App
My Vodacom
Best E-Commerce Platform
Jumia
Best Saving and Lending Product (Digital Driven)
Airtel/JUMO Wewole
Commendation for Advancing Financial Inclusion of Women
Finance Trust Bank – Loan Ku Simu
Commended Bank-Led Digital Product for Microcredit
Centenary Bank – Centemobile Loans
Best Digital Customer Experience by Technology Brand
Airtel
Commendation for Youth and Arts Advancement in Digital Era
MTN Uganda
Commendation for Trade Digitization
Non-Tariff Barrier (NTBs) Reporting System implemented by Ministry of Trade and Sponsored by TradeMark EA
Best Banking App
Stanbic Bank
Best Online Banking
Standard Chartered Bank
Best Mobile Banking
Centenary Bank
Best Financial Inclusion Services Provider
MTN MoMo
Best Promoter of Financial Literacy
DFCU Bank (Battle for Cash)
Best Use of Digital by Microfinance to improve Financial Inclusion
Pride Micro Finance
Best Financial Inclusion Innovation of the year
MTN XTRA Float
Best Internet Provider
MTN
Cybersecurity Excellence for Digital Channels
Standard Chartered Bank
Best Payments Integrator
Craft Silicon (Kenya)
Best Digital Customer Experience (utilities/govt agency)
National Water and Sewerage Cooperation
Best Social Banking
United Bank of Africa
Best e-service
Uganda Revenue Authority
Best Bank Brand on Social Media
Stanbic Bank
Best Govt organization on Social Media
Kampala Capital City Authority
Best Interoperability Enabler
InsterSwitch
Best Digital Adaptation by a Non-Consumer Facing Brand
UEGCL
Best Consumer Goods Brand on Social Media
Riham