Transforming Financial Inclusion in Niger Niger is the one of the most undeveloped countries in the world, according to the UN’s Human Development Index. It’s a vast country, the largest in sub-Saharan Africa with a population density of just 14 per kms. Only 7% of people have bank accounts, and they’re… Read More »Financially and Culturally Excluded — but Growing Business with Blockchain
Nous sommes très fiers d’avoir été sélectionnés comme l’un des the Inclusive Fintech 50 – un concours mondial visant à élever les fintechs en phase de démarrage conduisant à l’inclusion financière. Le concours a été annoncé par la Fondation MetLife et Visa Inc., avec IFC, un groupe mondial à but… Read More »hiveonline est l’un des “Inclusive Fintech 50”
We are very proud to have been selected as one of the Inclusive Fintech 50 – a global competition to elevate early-stage fintechs driving financial inclusion. The competition was announced by MetLife Foundation and Visa Inc., with global non-profit Accion and World Bank Group member IFC. The 50 winners –… Read More »hiveonline is one of the Inclusive Fintech 50
Following previous years, Sofie has been asked to speak at Money 2020 Europe in Amsterdam this year (June 3 – 5, 2019). She will be attending all days of the conference as well as being on stage so if you’re planning to be there, she’d love to meet up as… Read More »hiveonline at Money 2020
hiveonline pitching at Techstars Demo Day was the culmination of the Berlin 2019 programme. hiveonline showcased their fact-based reputation solution for SMEs.
Working with craftsmen and small business can be difficult if you’re inexperienced or unsure. Often misunderstandings or differences in expectations lead to disagreements between craftsmen and customers. But this doesn’t have to be case. At hiveonline we are trying to make it easier to work with craftsmen. It’s often not… Read More »Align expectations with craftsmen before agreeing on a job
At the end of March, Sofie Blakstad presented the work that we’re doing in Niger, alongside Line Gamrath Rasmussen from CARE Denmark, at the Financial Inclusion Summit in Oslo. Here’s the video of the session: Here are the slides that were presented: Want to read more about the project we’re… Read More »Financial Inclusion Summit 2019
Finding craftsmen is difficult, they never have time or I can’t trust them! These are some of the assumptions that end consumers tend to sometimes have. This week we tested our assumptions and our app with members of the beta test panel created as a part of the Djøf Business… Read More »Testing with end consumers
February saw us returning to Niger to meet with customers and prospective partners in the country, with great support from CARE Niger and CARE Denmark. Meeting customer groups is always a priority for us. On this visit we were happy to reconvene with a VSLA federation in the City of… Read More »Connecting with the female entrepreneurs in Niger
