By Our Reporter
On 22 February, Letshego will be hosting its latest stakeholder engagement online.
The event is aimed at connecting start-ups, side hustles, innovators digital ideators and African Fintechs with young entrepreneurs, visionaries, creatives, trail blazers and trendsetters to deliver a sharing and cross-pollination of ideas that can later be transformed into viable business opportunities.
It will be hosted by Mpoeng Mphoeng, founder of the popular and influential @BWConnectSpaces via Twitter Spaces, starting at 9pm. It will feature several panelists including Social Enterprise Entrepreneurs and top Influencers like Vee Mampeezy and Thabiso Mashaba from Botswana, Mr. Macoroni from Nigeria, Neyma from Mozambique, Tracy Owusu Addo from Ghana and Masoud Kipanya from Tanzania among others.
The engagement comes as a celebration of collaborative regional efforts of Letshego’s proudly African LetsGoNation community, while also promoting the inclusive finance entity’s progressive transformation to digital, for the benefit of customers, suppliers and communities across Africa.
‘LetsGoNation’ is an online-based community for all Africans to join, network and share experiences, celebrating their passion for our continent and collaboration in building Africa by Africans.
In marking the launch of Letshego’s first truly online event, Chipiliro Katundu, Letshego’s Group Chief Marketing Officer commented, “Our first regional online event celebrates our #LetsGoSpirit, and unlocks conversations between our diverse nations and trailblazers who share Letshego’s passion and commitment to making a difference in their respective communities to ‘improve lives’. The LetsGoNation brings us together to celebrate those nuances that make our continent and people unique, while enabling us to collaborate in creating a brighter future for all.”
Meanwhile, in 2021, Letshego progressed its digital strategy by launching the ‘LetsGo Digital Mall’ in 10 markets across sub-Saharan Africa. The LetsGo Digital Mall is an Omnichannel integrated platform that customers can access via Web, WhatsApp USSD and Mobile.
Giles Germany Aijukwe, Letshego Uganda CEO noted that, “Today, we have onboarding over 100000 EAC customers onto our Digital Mall. Through digital, we can not only enhance access and create a seamless experience for our customers, but also deliver more products more regularly – in Uganda, our customers can look forward to new solutions in (housing) and (payments) available with a few clicks via our Digital Mall channels.”