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Cameroonian fintech startup Koree has won US$50,000 in cash after winning top prize at the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge.

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Pan-African Banking Group, Ecobank Group, has announced Koree, a fintech company based in Cameroon, as the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge.

Koree from Cameroon is the competition’s first ever female-led fintech winner having beaten eight other finalists to claim the top prize of US$50,000; Wolf Technology from Democratic Republic of Congo came in second, winning US$10,000, while Kenya’s Flexpay Technologies were the second runner-up, taking home US$5,000; the 2023 edition drew participation from over 1,400 fintechs

Koree beat eight finalists and 1,490 pitches to win $50,000 in non-dilutive funding at the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.

Koree, a Cameroonian Fintech Emerges as Winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Koree emerged as the winner after facing fierce competition from seven other fintech companies.

The 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Grand Finale , hosted at the Ecobank Pan African Conference Center, will crown the winner of the $50,000 Ecobank Fintech Challenge prize and promote networking, regulatory, innovation and investment dialogue. The Grand Finale will take place on Friday, 6th October 2023 and will be live streamed for everyone to participate.

African fintech industry players to converge in Lomé, Togo, for the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Grand Finale

Experience the future of finance at the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge grand finale! Eight top African fintechs compete for a $50 000 prize.