The Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 program has been launched in collaboration with PayPal. Village Capital seeks startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania that:

• Address financial health concerns including insurtech, pensions and savings, cooperative finance, and financial literacy;
• Leverage data for alternative means of credit scoring, identity verification and protection,  and consumer insights;
• Integrate financial health services with other mobile services including social media, gaming, and online commerce;
• Apply fintech solutions to drive innovation and business model improvement in our other sectors of interest: agriculture, energy, education, and health.

Applications open on Wednesday, October 24, 2017 and will close on Friday, November 24, 2017.

The workshops will take place on the following dates:

Workshop 1: Mar 6 – 9, 2018
Workshop 2: Apr 10 – 13, 2018
Workshop 3: May 8- 11, 2018

They plan to make 50,000USD investments in two early-stage fintech ventures. If you have a founder or company in mind, please reply with their info (website or email address) or have them apply here.