Who We Are

FinTecHub is Rwanda’s dedicated accelerator that supports selected Rwandan fintech startups to scale by addressing their needs for skills, partnerships, access to capital and markets, and navigating the regulatory environment. FinTecHub is an initiative of UNCDF in partnership the ICT Chamber, Kigali Innovation City, Ministry of ICT and Innovation and Ministry of Trade and Industry..

What We Do

We offer a virtual six-month program to selected fintech startups to help them become investment ready and scale. Startups participating in FinTecHub program will receive several benefits, including:

Technical and business skills capacity building

A diagnostic assessment to understand needs of participating startup
Tailored technical assistance and business operations support as needed
Access to specialized mentorship and investment readiness training

Access to market and capital

Chance to win $20,000 competitive grant at the end of the program
Visibility on the local, regional, and international markets
Potential relationships with UNCDF and ICT Chamber partners

Bridge with regulators

Guidance on policy and regulatory requirements to provide certainty
Advocacy for enabling policy and regulatory environment
Platform for dialogue between fintech startups and regulators

Knowledge exchange

Access to tools and frameworks to assess fintech startups businesses
Peer learning opportunities with a cohort of fintech startups
Share insights with the broader ecosystem to stimulate more innovation

Focus Areas

FinTecHub will select startups operating in a range of segments, including:

Savings

Payments

Insurance

Personal Finance

Pension

Credit Scoring

Capital Markets

Lending

Digital Banking

Savings

Payments

Insurance

Personal Finance

Pension

Credit Scoring

Capital Markets

Lending

Digital Banking

Why now

The number of fintech startups in Rwanda has almost tripled in the last five years, from 17 in 2014 to 44 in 2019, when UNCDF conducted the fintech landscape study.  Despite this rapid growth, fintech startups are severely constrained in accessing the capital and skills they need to grow and scale their business. FinTecHub is conceived to address this challenge. Our goal is to support the growth of fintech startups in Rwanda by providing them with the resources and guidance they need to scale. 

F.A.Q.

FinTecHub is a dedicated virtual fintech center that accelerates Rwanda fintech startups by providing a combination of technical assistance and business operations support. FinTecHub helps selected fintech startups to grow and scale. 

FinTecHub is an initiative of ICT Chamber and UNCDF in partnership with MINICT. The program is funded by Jersey Overseas Aid and COMIC Relief.  

Six months of technical and business operations support

Accelerating fintech startups in Rwanda.

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