📌 Minimizing risks of debt defaults through technology

This is where the stakeholders will discuss in small groups how they plan on embarking the challenges of debt defaults by applying technology in Sacco systems.

📌 Inter-Sacco collaboration

When saccos are digitized, it will make it easier to share information. That way, how one behaves paying a loan in one Saccos can influence a decision of giving him a loan in another sacco.

📌 Saccos as a tool for poverty alleviation

When saccos are digitized they can be used by the central bank as a way to increase money in circulation by the central bank giving many small loans to interested members therefore creating jobs and reducing poverty.

📌 Digital payment platforms

Being able to transfer money from account to account digitally will be made easier after saccos are digitized, people are getting used to cashless modes of payment and Saccos going digital will speed that up.

📌 Data and Analytics

Accessing information is easy when it is stored digitally which in turn makes it easy to dissect it, and draw conclusions as well as make predictions based on it.

📌 Policy & Regulations

Discussion with central banks about what policies they have in place to favor digitization and what they have in store for Saccos who embrace technology moving forward.

📌 Mobile Banking for Saccos

The discussion aims to develop a good model that can be used to evaluate and integrate mobile banking in Saccos.

📌 SMEs & Finance

Discussions about how SMEs can be served better by Saccos and products they desire to be introduced.

Saccos have been lagged behind for a long time on digital transformation not anymore in the near future.

Almost industries & sectors are going digital, why should Saccos stay behind when it is a proven fact that digital optimization brings about better quality of service at lower costs?

Meet Decision Makers in the sector at the Africa Saccos Week

This is the right time to share experience and exchange ideas to ensure that Saccos are well digitized.

The inaugural event will evaluate technology trends, celebrate the progress, discuss challenges and opportunities to develop African Saccos.

The entire Saccos landscape will experience rapid change post pandemic.

Gain the insight and connections that will help you take advantage of emerging opportunities.

EXHIBITION

Use the Africa Saccos Week platform to showcase and present your innovative products to executives from Saccos.

Connect with delegates of prospective customers at this focused event

Kenya has been one of the most vibrant cooperative sectors in Africa, with over 23,275 registered societies and unions, there is also a good number which is registered deposit-taking societies.

Be part of this professional event, share your experience and learn the latest technology innovations designed for Saccos Sector.

ABOUT AFRICA SACCO WEEK

Africa Saccos Week is a yearly conference & exhibition dedicated to the development of Savings and Credit Co-Operatives in Africa. The conference is open to everyone who can impact or be impacted by Saccos. This includes central banks, technology providers, microfinance institutions, small and medium enterprises and of course Saccos institutions. This will be a platform to exchange ideas about the journey we all share of changing African lives through access to finance. Network face to face and learn new innovations in Saccos technologies in the largest cooperatives sector in Africa. Let’s meet up in Kenya!