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TechInAfrica — Jumia, a Pan-African e-commerce company has won an award as the best e-commerce platform at the annual event of Digital Impact Award that took place in Kampala on September 21, 2018. The selection process was through a public voting stage.
The Head Marketing of Jumia, Neville Igasira Iguundura reemphasizes their best service to its customers. He states: “Jumia will stop at nothing to gain the trust of every shopper by implementing best practice across all channels, and by gaining the loyalty of every vendor and supplier with the highest level of professionalism and strategic partnership agreements.”
The annual Digital Impact Award is held to give recognition to organizations in the digital sphere. This year, it is the fifth year and held in Kampala attended by representatives from major brands in Africa. The theme of this year’s event is #IncludeEveryone which focuses on financial inclusion and ‘economy that includes everyone benefits everyone’.
=Here is the full list of winners at the Digital Impact Awards 2018:
- 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 the 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
