South Africa Virtual Tender

The Central Bank of Kenya CBK announces the shortlisting of 15 finalists from 7 African countries for the Virtual Africa Hackathon 2020 the Hackathon to be held on August 31 2020. The finalists were drawn from 74 submissions from 14 countries in Africa Europe and the Middle East. The Hackathon seeks to harness the use of technology in addressing the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19. The theme of the Hackathon is Harnessing Fintech in addressing COVID19 effects on healthcare digital payments and economic recovery. The finalists are1. Artisan Pay Cameroon.2. MobiVocha by Blue ICT Solutions Kenya.3. CrossPath Libya.4. Fundi247 Tanzania. 5. Kouran Jabo Chad.6. Last Mile Medicine Kenya.7. Loniwa Kenya.8. MIZA A2F Tunisia. 9. MobiCash Libya.10. We-DARE by Ryken Business Intelligence Kenya.11. Sahani by Zavora Kenya.12. SMECredit Pro Cameroon.13. The Guarantee Company Kenya.14. Venue369 Kenya.15. Wiretooth Technologies by Finaclusion Nigeria.The Hackathon is envisioned to keep alive the spirit of the 2020 Afro-Asia Fintech Festival AAFF that was scheduled to be held in Nairobi in July 2020 following its postponement to July 2021. It was launched on July 31 2020 inviting applicants to provide solutions to 40 identified problems in the Healthcare Digital Payments Economic Recovery and General categories. These problems relate to the challenges and opportunities posed by the health and economic dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic.The call for entries closed on August 10 2020. The 15 finalists will pitch their solutions on the virtual Demo Day on August 31 2020. The winner will participate in the Global Fintech Hackcelerator at the 2020 Singapore Fintech Festival convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in December 2020.