Fintech Launches Fun Savings App for South African Millennials

Struggling to reach your savings goals? Figuring out where and when to invest your money is tougher than deciding which show to watch next on Netflix but luckily, like most things in life these days, there’s an app to help make your financial life just a little bit easier. Akiba, a brand new app from Fintech is here to help millennials make better financial decisions and is gearing up to change the way young people think about their financial future.

Designed with the South African Millennial in mind, Akiba offers an easy-to-use, fun platform for anyone wanting to take control of their personal finances. The app aims to empower young people through interactive access to knowledge of financial literacy with all the right tools to help you understand what’s going on in the process. Users on the app interact with Gugu, a chatbot financial coach who guides you through the whole process. By offering digital solutions for saving the app really speaks to tech-savvy savers who want a no-fuss solution they can use in the comfort of their own homes.

The great thing about the Akiba app is that it helps give you the tools you need to save money towards your lifestyle goals while also being rewarded for it. The app also offers a ‘rainy-day fund’ that’s pre-configured for you where a sum of your savings towards your goal is saved for emergencies and times of financial crisis. But that’s not all, the team behind Akiba is taking it one step further with a web-based financial literacy platform for both personal and corporate users. Coming soon, the website will act as a financial education distribution platform for millennials as well as a financial habits research tool for businesses.