I Out of 11 African Fintech Startups Selected for the CATAPULT Africa Programme is Blockchain-based

2026-01-14 12:28:34

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Eleven African fintech startups have been selected to take part in the 2020 edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa, which helps companies focusing on financial inclusion to scale.

Out of the 11 startups, only one of them is blockchain-based.

Below is the list of the selected startups:

A-Trader – Tanzanian investment robo-advisory platform
Dundiza – Tanzanian digital wallet
Esusu – Nigerian Savings startup
PaddyCover – A Nigerian-based insuretech startup
CinetPay- Ivory Coast-based payment startup
EverSend – Ugandan payments startup
Exuus – Rwandan-based blockchain savings startup
People’s Pension Trust – Ghanaian pensions startup
Pezesha – Kenyan digital financial marketplace
uKheshe – South African-based payments startup
SympliFi – UK-based financial services marketplace

SEE ALSO: Exuus, The Decentralized Ledger for Savings Groups, Wins SeedStars Kigali 2019

Exuus, the only blockchain-based startup on the list, is a digital and inter-operable decentralized ledger for saving groups, was founded in 2014 by CEO, Shema Steve.

![](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=‘http://www.w3.org/2000/svg’%20viewBox=‘0%200%20560%20315’%3E%3C/svg%3E) Sign Up to Attend a Live Class this weekThe 11 startups will have access to a tailor made program with intensive mentoring, coaching, peer-to-peer learning and dedicated workshops. The programme will include sessions on business model mapping, investment readiness, funding and capital raising, social impact, scaling strategy, building teams, operational management, advisory meetings with investors, and pitch development.

Exuus emerged the winner of the SeedStars Kigali 2019 and has continued to represent Rwanda in other areas making it a truly impactful startup in the African blockchain space.

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