JUMO

🚀 The Odyssey continues… Every year during our global Odyssey connection week we gather together to strategise, have fun and build on our strong teamwork ethos. ☄️ This year was no exception. We may work remotely most of the time, but we don’t work in isolation! #oneteam #JUMOjourney

MANSA BANK our partner in Côte d’Ivoire facilitated a panel discussion at the annual CGECI Academy this week. JUMO’s Country Manager for Francophone Africa Bryan Oliver Cliff Siyam was there to talk about digital innovation for financial inclusion in West Africa. 🦾 JUMO’s AI-powered banking technology enables the disbursement of 2 000 loans a day in Côte d’Ivoire with room for exponential growth to support entrepreneurs. 🌱 We partner with banks and mobile network operators to make it happen, and are extending this business model to new markets in Francophone Africa in 2025. https://lnkd.in/d_gPbSjz

Our team of #JUMOnauts is growing. A new crew member has joined our mission in Nigeria. We're looking forward to working together to solve complex problems for long term change. Welcome aboard the rocket ship Chinedu Aham-neze. Join us too! Apply here: https://bit.ly/3C9I9wS

‘Our goal at JUMO is to continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in financial services across the African continent,’ says Head of Portfolio Management Albert Brand. ‘By harnessing AI, data and innovative payment solutions, we’re not only making finance accessible to millions of people, we’re also helping mobile network operators grow and retain their customers.’ One way to grow and retain customers in mobile ecosystems is to implement auto-payments on credit services. Albert explains why and how. https://lnkd.in/dQJxzVbc

🛏️ What gets us out of bed in the mornings? Catch our Chief of Payments & Partnerships Bradwin Roper talking to Business Day's Mudiwa Gavaza, MBA about joining JUMO and driving the tech equivalent of a Ferrari in the Spotlight Podcast. https://lnkd.in/dtut4RmW #Mondaymotivation

Nicole Wiese CA(SA) heads up the Operational Excellence team at JUMO, overseeing our global remuneration, talent acquisition and office spaces. She also supports our COO on adhoc operational projects. ‘I joined JUMO because I was looking for an unconventional work environment. I always say working at JUMO is a bit like choosing your own adventure. You can carve out a unique career path by exposing yourself to different aspects of the business, leaning into your interests and seeing where you can add value,’ says Nicole. Her decisiveness and efficiency helps move us forward quickly. In her spare time, Nicole loves being a Mom to her little girl Gabi, cooking (not baking!), yoga and dog walks. She dreams of building a future where her daughter can feel celebrated for being whatever she wants to be. 🌊 Nicole’s secret pleasure – cold water ocean swims. 🏊♀️ 👩🍳 A bucket list item – cooking in Tuscany. Done. ✅

🌍 Reaching last mile customers is a challenge for any service or product provider operating in emerging markets. Our goal to make finance accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime will only be fully met when all last mile markets are financially included. 🦾 Access to financial choices is empowering. We use tech and AI to power financial services in Africa, working alongside banks and payments ecosystems. Our country manager for East Africa, Wilfred Wabwire will be talking about our challenging goal at the Digital & Financial Inclusion Summit in Kampala, hosted by the HiPipo Foundation. If you can’t be there, look out for the livestream on YouTube. #DigitalInclusion #FinancialInclusion

🌱 Responsibly serving the unbanked leads to a healthy ecosystem and economic growth. But what does this mean? 🟡 For us at JUMO it means applying our AI algorithms, hearts and minds to ensuring the financial products we build with our partners are affordable and useful to customers. Our Head of Strategic Programmes and ESG Jade Potgieter will be talking about our social impact and client protection principles together with Orange Money Group, CGAP and others during a panel discussion at European Microfinance Week. The conversation starts at 14:30 CET on 14 November in Luxembourg, but is open for virtual participation. Download our impact report and learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eWFy2B63

#ICYMI 🚀 Our latest #FintechFriday session, “Fintechs Financing WMSMEs,” highlighted impactful strategies and lessons from fintech leaders driving real change for women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (#WMSMEs). We were joined by three fantastic speakers: - Carmia Lureman-Norton, Head of Strategic Delivery & CX at JUMO - Lucinda Revell, Co-Founder and COO of Boost Capital - Thea Olivier, Executive Operations at Retail Capital SA by TymeBank They shared how their organizations attract and finance WMSMEs, overcoming the key barriers women entrepreneurs face in accessing finance. Through their work, they’re helping bridge the $1.7 trillion financing gap that limits growth for women entrepreneurs globally. Over 400 million women entrepreneurs worldwide lack access to the capital they need to scale their businesses and create jobs. Addressing this gap could add an incredible $5-6 trillion to the global economy and unlock enormous growth opportunities for financial service providers. Catch the full session and insights here: https://lnkd.in/eJEx5-WC #championthefemaleeconomy #fintechfriday #WomenInBusiness #FinancialInclusion #Fintech #WMSMEs #InclusiveGrowth

How do you commit to responsible lending? Besides developing sophisticated AI algorithms to assess customer affordability and prevent overindebtedness, JUMO follows five guiding principles. Our framework of Customer Operating Principles (COPs) forms the cornerstone of our work with banks and payments ecosystems. This ensures that together we design and deliver financial products that are equitable, ethical and sustainable. This week is COPs week at JUMO where we reaffirm our commitment to these principles with training sessions, a personal pledge and a fun competitive test your knowledge quiz. #microfinance #banktech