Day 2 at Africa Microfinance Week 2025: Partnership, Innovation, and Real Impact
Day 2 at Africa Microfinance Week 2025 (SAM 2025) was a powerful showcase of partnership, innovation, and real impact. The morning began with insightful plenaries and a moving presentation by Victor Ochen, the Ugandan peace activist born in war, who reminded everyone that supporting vulnerable populations is not just important but urgent.
Hosting the Luxembourg Ministerial Delegation
In the afternoon, Fortune Credit had the honor of hosting the Ministerial Delegation from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, led by H.E. Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Foreign Affairs, at the warehouse of our embedded finance partner, Taimba Limited.
Taimba Limited is a digital B2B platform connecting smallholder farmers to urban retail markets. Through our embedded finance partnership:
✅ Farmers access working capital and farm input loans via our agrodealer network
✅ Farmers receive crop insurance to build resilience against climate shocks
✅ Farmers benefit from capacity building for sustainable farming
✅ Urban vendors access inventory credit on demand to increase their basket size and repay after selling produce
Powered by SSNUP and Luxembourg’s Commitment
Through the Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme (SSNUP)—funded by the Government of Luxembourg and supported by partners including Oikocredit, ADA, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation—Fortune Credit has developed innovative finance solutions tailored to the daily realities of low-income, vulnerable segments.
Our advanced scoring models use alternative data such as delivery and purchase history, mobile money transactions, farm yield records, weather and climate risk data, and consistency of orders and repayments. These tools enable farmers and traders with limited collateral to access fair, reliable financing and build long-term resilience.
Real Stories, Real Impact
The delegation interacted directly with a smallholder farmer and a small-scale urban trader. Both shared inspiring stories of growth, empowerment, and how this ecosystem-based finance model is transforming their lives.
And yes—the Minister even tasted our organic farm-produced bananas and loved them! 🍌
A Shared Vision for the Future
The delegation applauded the initiative, especially our collaborative efforts to support vulnerable and climate-affected communities, and expressed excitement to continue supporting the program.
What’s Next?
With the tools and scoring models developed under SSNUP, our next mission is clear:
🚀 Empower more than 1,000,000 smallholder farmers and traders with tailored, data-driven, climate-resilient finance solutions
🎥 Stay tuned for exclusive interview videos from the visit, featuring the delegation, our partners, and the beneficiaries at the heart of this ecosystem.