NewTech Friday: Nkwa – Helping French-speaking Africans to save

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12/05/2023 Interview
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Akwo Ngwashie

Nkwa

CFO & Co-Founder

In Cameroon, fintech Nkwa assists its customers in reaching their financial goals through its saving app. We talk about it with Nkwa’s CFO & Founder Akwo Ngwashie.


Akwo, before we get started, let's do a video pitch for our very busy readers who don't have time to read. Can you introduce Nkwa in less than a minute?

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