On 7th November 2020, Chioma Onyekpere emerged winner of our first-ever hackathon in partnership with Mono and Ingressive For Good. The two-day hackathon was themed “Transforming Financial Data into Financial Services.” With the challenge at hand, participants spent the weekend putting their software engineering skills in action to ideate, design, and build fintech solutions with

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) and the American Business Council Nigeria (ABC Nigeria) have teamed up to host the Digital Entrepreneurship Competition as part of the 2020 Digital Economy Conference. The competition seeks Nigerian entrepreneurs, startups and independent innovators who have developed digital innovation (products, services, etc) to improve living conditions

Summary — GESAL Technologies emerged winner of the event after a pitch session that lasted close to an hour. The startup will receive a cash grant of $300 (₦100,000), access to SheVentures (FCMB’s Women in Business value proposition) and Hub One’s network of investors as well as potentially partnering with First City Monument Bank (FCMB).