Fintech-focused applications now being accepted for Seventh MEST Africa Challenge

The seventh edition of the MEST Africa Challenge, which aims to find and assist outstanding fintech entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications from the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST).

MEST, a pan-African software and entrepreneurship training program, seed fund, and incubator that supports the launch of technology startups throughout the continent, was established in Ghana in 2008 by serial entrepreneur Jorn Lyseggen.

The seventh edition of the MEST Africa Challenge, which gives winners US $50,000 in equity funding, focuses on fintech startups developing solutions in value chain financing, digital payments, financial inclusion, and insurtech for the second year in a row.

Targeting companies in Botswana, Uganda, Mauritius, Seychelles, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, and Ghana, the program gives them the opportunity to obtain US $50,000 in equity funding in addition to resources like platforms, tools, mentorship, marketing services, co-working spaces, and other things that help early-stage businesses grow.

Applications are open here.