Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024

As a Fintech innovator, leverage the annual Fintech Challenge to launch your product across Ecobank’s pan-African markets and help make Africa better.

The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is open to all startups with innovative solutions addressing the needs of the African population and its diaspora. It has been created with two objectives in mind:

• Identify and support Fintechs that are ready to scale up with resources, funding, partnerships, etc. in Ecobank’s 33 African markets.
• Leverage these pan-African Fintech success stories and the solutions they offer to improve Africa’s financial integration and economic development.

Last year’s competition attracted 1,490 entries, which underscores the significance of this pan-African challenge. Successful applicants reaching the Grand Finale and Awards Ceremony in October 2024 will have the chance to join the highly coveted Ecobank Fintech Fellowship programme, with the overall winner receiving a cash prize of US$50,000.

Benefits of Participation

• Multinational product rollout: an opportunity to integrate their solutions with Ecobank, opening doors to potential product launches within Ecobank’s expansive 35-country Pan-Africannetwork.
• Service provider partnerships: Selected fintechs may become Pan-African service partners within the Bank’s ecosystem.
• Access to Ecobank’s Pan-African Banking Sandbox: Fellows will receive exclusive access to Ecobank’s cutting-edge APIs, enabling them to test and develop their products for the Pan-African market.
• Priority access to Ecobank’s Venture Capital partners for funding exploration.

How to Apply

Applications for the 7th Ecobank Fintech Challenge are now open to fintechs and developers from across Africa, and global Africa-centered fintechs. Interested parties can learn more about the competition and submit their applications through the official website.