{
  "id": 17760227,
  "title": "MoMo Fintech Lab hackathon targets sustainable fintech businesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/momo-fintech-lab-hackathon-targets-sustainable-fintech-businesses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:51:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/momo-fintech-lab-hackathon-targets-sustainable-fintech-businesses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The MoMo Fintech Lab initiative aims to cultivate young Ghanaian innovators into entrepreneurs who can create sustainable financial technology (fintech) businesses to tackle issues within the financial services industry. Paapa Osei, Chief Legal, Regulatory Affairs and Reputation Management Officer of MobileMoney Fintech Limited, explained that the programme seeks to bridge the gap between innovative ideas and the market through mentorship, partnerships and business development support. The event, held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, brought together 415 young innovators from the Kumasi hub, out of 1,791 applicants across all 16 regions of Ghana. The five-day Middle Belt Zonal Hackathon and Pitching Event featured teams developing technology-driven solutions for challenges faced by individuals and businesses.",
  "summary": "The MoMo Fintech Lab initiative is seeking to nurture young Ghanaian innovators into entrepreneurs capable of developing sustainable financial technology (fintech) businesses to address challenges in the financial services sector. Mr. Paapa Osei, Chief Legal, Regulatory Affairs and Reputation Management Officer of MobileMoney Fintech Limited (MMFL), said the initiative was designed to bridge the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}