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Cellulant emerge best at Africa Fintech 100 awards

By Daniels Ekugo

Ken Njoroge and Bolaji Akinboro being presented with the "Best Payment and Transfer Company" award

Ken Njoroge and Bolaji Akinboro being presented with the “Best Payment and Transfer Company” award

Cellulant emerged as one of the big winners at the African Fintech awards where innovative FinTech companies are recognized for the integral role they play.

The award ceremony is part of the Finance Indaba Africa, a conference and expo for finance professionals across the continent, endorsed by companies like IBM, SAP, KPMG etc.

With over 500 entrepreneurs, bankers, investors, and advisors in attendance; Cellulant emerged as winner in the Best Payments and Transfer Company in Africa category, ahead of companies like Interswitch, Paga, e-transact, Voguepay and others, because of its unique blend of financial technology & agriculture.

Cellulant is a technology company providing a payment platform that has transformed input distribution across the continent in programs such as the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) of the Nigerian Government and the Agriculture transformation agenda of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in countries such as Liberia.

Prior to this award, the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigeria Agricultural Awards recognized Cellulant as an outstanding contributor and Provider of Technology Platform in 2015.

The Cellulant platform,Agrikore popularly known in Nigeria, Liberia and other African countries as e-wallet platform has enabled an ecosystem that connects governments, donors, financial institutions, merchants, mobile network operators and the consumer to create a single one-stop shop for a seamless digital payment experience.

Cellulant has connected more than 50 banks, 40 mobile operators, over 100 merchants and 200 businesses; touching the lives of more than 40 million consumers across Africa. At the African Fintech Awards,merging financial technologies and Agriculture made Cellulant to stand out among the numerous companies in the category.

On the award, Mr Bolaji Akinboro (CEO – Cellulant Nigeria) said “we are humbled and happy to be recognized as the Best Africa Payments and Transfers Company 2016. This award is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of the amazing team of people at Cellulant Group”.

The co-founders of Cellulant, Mr. Ken Njoroge and Mr Bolaji Akinboro described the company as “a leader in digital financial services that specializes in mobile & other forms of e-payments”.

Cellulant operates on the African continent in Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Liberia, Ghana and Togo.

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