Dino Stengel

Kuunda builds dynamic, embedded financing solutions that create sustainable economic productivity by providing agent networks, small businesses, and consumers with access to liquidity products and services. Leveraging proprietary credit scoring algorithms, our dynamic borrower profiles are built off real-time behavioural data connected via our channel partners’ existing infrastructure and networks to provide insights into the transactional patterns of agents, small businesses, and consumers. Using the insights generated from these profiles, we enable our partner networks to distribute liquidity to their networks. To date, Kuunda’s algorithms have been utilised in the creation of both short-term, and medium-term lending solutions, spanning use cases from e-float financing and airtime advances, to working capital facilities and stock financing loans to enable small business growth.

Achelis is a long-established German trading company that was founded in 1826. It is headquartered in the Hanseatic City of Bremen, and has a network of associated companies and representatives in many countries in Eastern Africa and South-East Asia. The Achelis Group of companies has a long history in Eastern Africa with operations that have been in existence locally for more than 60 years. The Joh. Achelis & Söhne GmbH in Bremen is active in the project business and participates mainly in international tenders in various African countries. Here, the subsidiaries or local agents are involved in the respective markets. The projects mainly include deliveries from the Healthcare / Scientific, Technical / Industrial, Energy / Water and Oil / Gas sectors. In the core markets of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the subsidiaries also have local business activities. Sales are made on own account mainly in the area of technical & industrial equipment. In addition, service work (maintenance and repair) is carried out by our own workshops. In all three countries, there are also separate subsidiaries active in the leasing business. The activities in Asia are now limited to purchasing for the project business in Bremen. With the sale of the Achelis company in Taiwan at the end of 2017, the group only has one company in Hong Kong, whose activities were discontinued years ago. Achelis is therefore today a pure Africa company with the clear objective to expand both the product portfolio, as well as the sales markets on the African continent.

Equity Group Holdings Plc is a Pan-African financial services holding company listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange, and Rwanda Stock Exchange. The organization is Kenya’s first trillion-shilling balance sheet bank. The Group has banking subsidiaries in Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and a Commercial Representative Office in Ethiopia. It has other subsidiaries in investment banking, insurance, telecom, fintech and social impact investments. Equity Group is the largest bank in the region in assets of Kshs 1.1 trillion (USD 11 billion). It is also the biggest bank in deposits, market capitalization and with a customer base of over 15 million customers. The Group has a footprint of 336 branches, 53,151 Agents, 34,862 Merchants, 725 ATMs and an extensive adoption of digital banking channels Equity Group’s corporate foundation - Equity Group Foundation (EGF)-established in 2008, is the Group’s social vehicle with a mandate of providing interventions that sustainably empower marginalized communities in countries we operate in. The Foundation is embodied in Equity’s undertaking of doing good, while doing well. EGF has transformed the concept of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. While EGF champions the socio-economic transformation of the people of Africa and seeks partnerships along six cluster thematic areas, Equity Bank provides the infrastructure of delivery, hence reducing the operational costs for the Foundation and increasing the rate of return on any social investment. The six social thematic areas of focus are: Education and Leadership Development; Health; Food and Agriculture; Energy and Environment; Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion; and Social Protection.

Kuunda builds dynamic, embedded financing solutions that create sustainable economic productivity by providing agent networks, small businesses, and consumers with access to liquidity products and services. Leveraging proprietary credit scoring algorithms, our dynamic borrower profiles are built off real-time behavioural data connected via our channel partners’ existing infrastructure and networks to provide insights into the transactional patterns of agents, small businesses, and consumers. Using the insights generated from these profiles, we enable our partner networks to distribute liquidity to their networks. To date, Kuunda’s algorithms have been utilised in the creation of both short-term, and medium-term lending solutions, spanning use cases from e-float financing and airtime advances, to working capital facilities and stock financing loans to enable small business growth.

The EUBG was established in 2015 to provide a united voice for the EU private sector, whilst also providing support and access to information for our members. The EUBG increases the level of strategic information communicated between the private sector and the government on economic, social and legislative matters. We also increase the interaction and flow of information between the private sector and Diplomats to increase the power of our economic diplomacy. We aim to create a suitable framework for dialogue with the Government of Tanzania and other stakeholders on building a stable environment for business and investment. I advocate, with and on the behalf of our members, to the Tanzanian government to tackle common challenges on issues such as taxation, investment, immigration and customs procedures.

Achelis Tanganyika Limited is the Tanzanian subsidiary of the Achelis Group of Companies, a long-established German trading company founded in 1826. The Group is headquartered in Bremen, Germany and has a network of associated companies and representatives in many countries in Eastern Africa and South-East Asia. The Achelis Group has a long and successful history in Eastern Africa with operations that have been in existence locally for more than 60 years. Achelis is active in the project business and participates mainly in international tenders in various African countries. Here, the subsidiaries and local agents are involved in the respective markets. The projects mainly include deliveries from the Healthcare/Scientific, Technical/Industrial, Energy/Water and Oil/Gas sectors. In the core markets of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, the subsidiaries also have local business activities. Sales are made on own account mainly in the area of technical & industrial equipment. Achelis Tanganyika Limited has been on the ground in Tanzania since 1961 with it’s on offices and workshop. We possess experience and know-how from more than 60 years local presence as a reputable supplier and partner offering high quality products from selected international companies. We are proud to be the exclusive dealer for the most well-known and leading manufacturers in their respective sectors. We commit ourselves to work towards providing globally competitive prices whiles ensuring the necessary level of technical guidance, training, support and priority service.