On 21 and 22 April, Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, enthusiastically welcomed the e-commerce and fintech fair. This event brought together key industry players as well as entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts, providing a unique platform to explore the latest trends and opportunities in a burgeoning digital world.
This fair has been organized every year since 2020 with the aim of promoting innovation, e-commerce and technological financial solutions in the DRC. It provided a valuable opportunity for local and international companies to showcase their products and services, develop partnerships and network with influential players in the sector.
One of the highlights of the show was the presence of illicocash, a Congolese mobile application that offers mobile payment solutions. illicocash has generated great interest through its innovative solutions and its contribution to promoting financial inclusion in the country. Indeed illiccoash offers users the ability to make payments, money transfers and other financial transactions using their mobile phone such as unit purchase, TV re-subscribe without the need for a bank account.
It was also an opportunity for illicocash to present to the SEF new features such as the supply of the wallet with any bank card (Visa or Mastercard) or to develop on illicopay the illicocash product that allows merchants to have an electronic wallet and to be able to record payments only tonight by QR Code, Merchant Code or via an API installed on the merchant website or application.
Through these many services, illicocash contributes to the financial inclusion of people who do not have access to traditional banking infrastructure.
The event was also marked by a series of conferences and networking sessions. Industry experts shared their expertise and knowledge on topics such as e-commerce trends, online growth strategies, electronic payment security and regulatory challenges in the fintech space.
illicocash is positioned as a major player in the Congolese fintech landscape and continues to develop more functionality, to facilitate the daily lives of Congolese, customers and all those who want to be part of it.
Soon illicocash will focus on a flagship feature of its application that is none other than international transfer. This feature allows the user to send money directly from their wallet to a bank account in record time in more than 50 countries. And so that users can experience it, illicocash launches a promo by making this service totally, free, without charge. This is a real revolution in the fintech sector.
illicocash will be present for the next edition with lots of new features and surprises for users. Beyond the event itself, it is important to highlight the growing importance of e-commerce and technological financial solutions in Africa. In conclusion, the e-commerce and fintech fair held in Kinshasa on April 21 and 22 was a landmark event, highlighting the economic opportunities offered by the digital sector in the DRC and illicocash is clearly positioned as a pioneer of innovation.
Mbenga Eden