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Four One Financial Services, a Ugandan micro-pension service, and e-wallet platform, has won €5,000 (about Shs18 million) for emerging top of a competition by Catapult: Inclusion Africa, a Bootcamp on financial inclusion organized by the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation.
A total of 14 fintech startups were selected from 128 applicants and Four One Financial Services emerged top of the competition after its pioneer innovation in social security for Uganda’s citizens impressed the expert jury at a final pitch session and networking event held on November 9.
Mr. Livingstone Mukasa, the CEO and co-founder of Four One Financial Services Limited, received the cash prize.
While addressing the audience, Mukasa said he was committed to helping others make economic progress through practical business training, access to profitable savings platforms and healthcare solutions.
“From managing other people’s businesses to starting and managing my own I have learned many lessons that am inspired to share. Having been born in poverty, I was lucky to escape through a combination of getting a decent education and starting a business. I motivated by the need to help as many as possible,” he is quoted as saying.
Building on local expertise and aligned with the sustainability goals of Luxembourg’s finance center, Catapult: Inclusion Africa targets fintech companies that aim to help increase financial inclusion in Africa.
In addition, the Bootcamp also aims to build bridges for business between Africa and Europe.
