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Kifiya Digital Ethiopia Challenge

Key Information

Organisation

Kifiya Financial Services / Mastercard

Status

Open

Application Deadline

20 Aug 2026 · 35 days left

Program Type

Challenge

Amount

USD 20,000

About this Program

Tasking innovators to build digital commerce tools for the Ethiopian market.

Benefits & What You Get

Grant funding; integration with Kifiya digital payment rails.

Eligibility

Ethiopian tech startups with scalable consumer software.

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