Media Release (French) - La Fondation Mastercard et Kifiya Financial Technology récompensent plus de 100 diplômés du programme SAFEE, spécialisés dans l'IA et la science des données - 2025-03-28

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Title
Media Release (French) - La Fondation Mastercard et Kifiya Financial Technology récompensent plus de 100 diplômés du programme SAFEE, spécialisés dans l'IA et la science des données - 2025-03-28
Author
Mastercard Foundation
Year
2025
Publication/Event Date
March 28 2025
Abstract
This article, published on March 28, 2025, discusses the recent graduation of over 100 AI engineers and data scientists from the SAFEE program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This initiative aims to accelerate Ethiopia's shift toward unsecured digital lending and data-driven banking. SAFEE builds on the successful Michu platform, which has already disbursed over 22 billion birr in unsecured loans to 600,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The core strategy involves moving away from collateral requirements by using AI-driven credit scoring models to assess risk. Training this new cohort of AI talent is essential to ensuring Ethiopian financial institutions can develop scalable, data-driven solutions for millions of entrepreneurs excluded from the formal system.
Resource Subject
  • Innovation
Keywords/Access Points
Kifiya Financial Technology; AI; Engineersl SAFEE Program; Digital Lending; Entrepreneurs
Geographic Locations
  • Ethiopia
Language
  • French
Demographic Groups
  • Youth
Special Collections
  • Foundation Corporate Announcements
Archival Record ID
MFA.2025.1199