Artificial Intelligence: Three Togolese projects among the Top 10 projects selected to be presented at World Africa Startups Summit in April

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Tuesday, 16 March 2021 15:09

Artificial Intelligence: Three Togolese projects among the Top 10 projects selected to be presented at World Africa Startups Summit in April

(Togo First) - Three Togolese were among the Top 10 bearers of the most innovative AI projects drawn by the jury of the World Africa Startups Summit (WASS) which will be held from April 8 to 10, 2021, in Lomé.

Out of 50 projects submitted by candidates from eight countries, Dobbee Pay, Solimi Fintech, and Artybe, which are respectively spearheaded by the Togolese Kokou Nouvor, Egbidi Matina, and Nouhova Laura Kpegli, are on the shortlist drawn by the WASS’ jury.

Zoom in on the Three Togolese projects

Kokou Nouvor and his collaborators operate in the fintech sector. With Dobbee Pay, they aim to create a platform that allows its users to receive and transfer money via mobile money, banks, and cryptocurrency platforms. This digital tool’s particularity is to “establish an interoperability link between existing payment means and enable users to make grouped payments to a maximum of one million people, in one click.”

The second project, Solimi Fintech, which was conceived by Egbidi Matina, has a mission to reduce by 40% the use of cash within five years by democratizing access to financial services.

In the long run, she says, the project should foster “the creation, using AI, of a world where it will be possible to manage all financial or commercial transactions online.” A chatbot will be integrated into the app, according to its promoter.

Last is Artybe. Developed by Laura Nouhova Kpegli, it is a platform that combines AI with African culture to “promote Togo as an exceptional touristic destination where the environment is preserved for future generations.”

Beyond promoting tourism, the app will also serve as a learning platform (IT, fitness, agriculture, swimming, etc). Based on their availability, and financial capacity, users will be able to “create themselves a tailored course taking into account their wants and the country’s riches.”

Besides Togo, other projects selected came from Benin, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Côte d’Ivoire.

Séna Akoda

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