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MTN Uganda Sweeps Five Gongs At Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) Night

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MTN Uganda Sweeps Five Gongs At Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) Night
Olivier Prentout the MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer (3rd from right) admires the Digital Brand of the Year award that MTN Uganda won at the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2017 awards night held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The award was presented to him by the DIAA Patron, Hon. Karubanga David, State Minister for Public Service. MTN Uganda took home four other awards which cemented their position as the number one telecommunications company in Uganda.

• MTN Uganda takes home Digital Brand of the Year, Best Technology Brand on Social Media and Best Mobile Financial Service for Africa (MTN Mobile Money)

• Other awards, Best Financial Inclusion Product/Service (MTN/CBA MoKash) and Best Digital Customer Service by Technology Brand, ensured MTN Uganda put the icing on the cake on impressive awards night

MTN Uganda took home five gongs at the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2017 awards night held on Friday 22nd September, 2017 at the Kampala Serena Hotel.

The awards cemented MTN Uganda’s position as the number one telecommunications company in Uganda.

The accolades that MTN Uganda scooped are; Digital Brand of the Year, Best Technology Brand on Social Media, Best Mobile Financial Service for Africa (MTN Mobile Money), Best Financial Inclusion Product/Service (MTN/CBA MoKash) and Best Digital Customer Service by Technology Brand.

The organizer of the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA), Mr. Innocent Kawooya, who is also the CEO of HiPipo, commended MTN Uganda for this massive achievement: “We congratulate MTN Uganda for their great work which is out there for everyone to see. So much has been accomplished with more Ugandans now enjoying cheaper digital and financial services”.

MTN Uganda has taken the lead in developing products that have had an impact on society. From MTN Mobile Money, MTN Uganda together with CBA developed the first ever product that allows people to borrow and save, while earning interest. This explains why that product, MoKash was able to win an accolade.

MTN Uganda General Manager of Mobile Financial Services Elsa Muzzolini (2nd from left) shows off the award Best Mobile Financial Service for Africa (MTN Mobile Money) that MTN Uganda won at the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2017 awards night held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. She is flanked by Christopher Ssali (left), the MTN Mobile Money Product Manager, the DIAA Patron Hon. Karubanga David (right), the State Minister for Public Service and Prof Maggie Kigozi (right) the recipient of the DIAA 2017 Investment Leadership Award.

“The growth and impact of MTN Mobile Money has been visible with our 8.8 million customers. In July, we celebrated the mobile money users with the MTN Mobile Money Month and a free concert in August 2017. Our commitment is to ensure we keep developing products that can transform society,” Elsa Muzzolini, the General Manager, MTN Mobile Financial Services. With the continued use of data in the country, MTN has also expanded its digital presence, making its several platforms interactive and engaging customers.

Apart from impressive financial inclusion products, MTN Uganda Social Media is also trail blazing. MTN Uganda’s Facebook page grew organically by188,000 followers in the past 1 year alone while their Twitter handle @mtnug grew by 42,472 followers in the same period alone.

According to Olivier Prentout the MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer, the awards were testament to MTN’s understanding of customer needs. “We are excited about the awards. We thank our customers who have been part of this journey. It is because of them that we continue to ensure we develop products that fit their needs,” he said.

The Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) Patron, Hon. Karubanga David, state minister for Public Service, congratulated all the winners and HiPipo; the organizer of the event for their contribution to national development. “I am honoured to be part of Digital Impact Awards Africa. Both the digital and financial sectors continue to strongly contribute to the development of our country. We in the public sector are doing our best to match the excellence exhibited by these private players” he said.

Olivier Prentout the MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer (center) is flanked by other dignitaries and MTN Uganda staff soon after receiving the Digital Brand of the Year award that MTN Uganda won at the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2017 awards night held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The award was presented to him by the DIAA Patron, Hon. Karubanga David, State Minister for Public Service. MTN Uganda took home four other awards which cemented their position as the number one telecommunications company in Uganda.

On her part Prof Maggie Kigozi, the recipient of the DIAA 2017 Investment Leadership Award, applauded the organizers, winners and all participants for coming together to celebrate two sectors that are very fundamental in global development. “Digital and Finance are very essential for development. All other sectors, be it Agriculture or Tourism among others depend on them. As a country we have come from very far; from about 40,000 phones in the late 1990s to about 27 million mobile subscribers today. We are moving in the right direction,” Maggie Kigozi said.

About MTN Uganda
Launched in 1998, MTN Uganda is the leading communications operator in Uganda, offering Mobile and Fixed telecommunications, Mobile Money Services and Internet Service Provisioning. As of 30th June 2017, MTN Uganda recorded 11.2 million subscribers across Uganda. Visit us at www.mtn.co.ug or follow us on www.youtube.com/mtnug and www.twitter.com/mtnug for assistance.

About the MTN Group
Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator, connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: “MTN.” As of 30th June 2017, MTN recorded 232 million subscribers with 18 million active Mobile Money users and 72 million active Data users across its operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. Visit us at, www.mtnbusiness.com, www.mtn.com and www.mtnmmo.com

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Innocent Kawooya, NIM, is an award-winning Ugandan entrepreneur, media innovator, digital transformation leader, and the Chief Executive Officer of HiPipo. He is widely recognised for his contribution to digital innovation, financial inclusion, youth empowerment, healthcare, education, media, and technology-driven social transformation across Africa. He is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded by His Excellency, the President of Uganda, in recognition of his contribution to national development, digital innovation, and financial inclusion. He is also recognised as the first Ugandan under the age of forty to receive a National Independence Medal from the President of Uganda for his outstanding contribution to digital innovation, financial inclusion, youth empowerment, and national development. Innocent Kawooya has further been recognised as FinTech CEO of the Year (Middle East & Africa) for 2024 and 2025, while HiPipo has received multiple continental recognitions, including Most Innovative Financial Inclusion Organisation in the Middle East & Africa. From his school days, Innocent Kawooya served as Head Prefect, Head Boy, Chairman of Writers and Debating Clubs, where he developed a deep passion for storytelling, journalism, public speaking, and influence. Since then, he has written and contributed to hundreds of thousands of articles, stories, opinion pieces, digital campaigns, and media publications focused on technology, finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, healthcare, entertainment, and social transformation across Africa. He is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of Africa’s digital media and social networking space, having co-led the development of HiPipo.com, probably Africa’s earliest social networking platform. Through the platform, he helped shape digital conversations and online communities across the continent at a time when social media adoption in Africa was still in its infancy. Over the last two decades, Innocent has championed major initiatives in digital financial services, healthcare innovation, renewable energy, youth empowerment, media, and creative industries. His work through initiatives such as Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA), Include Everyone, Women in FinTech, My Doctor, Solar M7, and HiPipo University continues to influence and empower millions of people across Africa and beyond.
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