The Wealth and Society West Africa Award, an Asian Banker West African regional award has announced Odunayo Eweniyi, the Co-Founder and COO of PiggyVest as the 2019 SME Entrepreneur of the Year.
The Wealth and Society West Africa Award is an event that recognizes individuals or institutions that impact their locale. The 2019 edition of the award was held in Lagos. Odunayo received the award based on her outstanding role towards the growth of fintechs in recent years.
Odunayo Eweniyi is the co-founder of PiggyVest. Formerly known as PiggyBank was founded in 2016 by Odunayo and three others. The platform, in a bid to encourage the saving culture amongst youths in Nigeria developed an online saving platform that allows its users to seamlessly transfer from their bank
The Wealth and Society Awards Program recognizes high and ultra-high net-worth individuals who deploy their wealth in ways to bring positive change to the society they operate in, and the institutions and providers that enable them do so. Each award category is evaluated at both the global and country level.
The awards program is divided into these sections with each containing numerous categories:
THE LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT IN WEALTH AND SOCIETY PROJECT AWARDS
The Lifetime Leadership Achievement in Wealth and Society Projects
The Leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility Achievement in Wealth and Society Project
The Leadership in Environmental, Social and Governance Achievement in Wealth and Society Projects
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The Leadership in Inclusive Society Achievement in Wealth and Society Project
The Leadership in Philanthropic Achievement in Wealth and Society Project
The Leadership in Sustainable Achievement in Wealth and Society Project
SME Entrepreneur of the Year award
THE BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT IN WEALTH AND SOCIETY AWARDS
The Best Bank in Wealth and Society
The Best Commercial Bank in Wealth and Society
The Best Private Bank in Wealth and Society
The Best Asset/Fund Management Company in Wealth and Society
The Best Securities House in Wealth and Society
The Best Insurance Company in Wealth and Society
The Best Trust Company in Wealth and Society
The Best Family Office in Wealth and Society
The Best Private Equity Fund Company in Wealth and Society
The Best Hedge Fund Company in Wealth and Society
The Best Real Estate Investment Company in Wealth and Society
The Best Alternative (non-financial) Investment Asset Provider in Wealth and Society
The Best Technology Provider in Wealth and Society
The Best Professional Service Provider in Wealth and Society
The Best Lifestyle Product Company in Wealth and Society
THE PRODUCT AND SERVICE ACHIEVEMENT IN WEALTH AND SOCIETY AWARDS
The Best Bank Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Commercial Bank Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Private Bank Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Managed Fund Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Securities Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Insurance Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Trust Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Family Office Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Private Equity Fund Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Hedge Fund Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Real Estate Investment Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Alternative (non-financial) Investment Asset in Wealth and Society
The Best Technology Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Professional Product/Service in Wealth and Society
The Best Lifestyle Product/Service in Wealth and Society account to their PiggyVest account.
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