Qore Wins Technology Pioneer Award at Huawei Connect 2025 for Advancing Cloud-Native Banking in Africa

By Tolu Oke

Qore, Africa’s leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) company, has been honored with the Technology Pioneer Award at Huawei Connect 2025, held in Shanghai, China.

The award recognizes organizations redefining the boundaries of technological innovation in cloud, AI, and digital infrastructure while delivering measurable impact in real-world applications. This recognition underscores Qore’s position as Africa’s first homegrown cloud-native core banking provider and highlights its continued commitment to powering digital transformation across the continent’s financial ecosystem.

At Qore, innovation is more than a buzzword. It is a discipline rooted in resilience, creativity, and problem-solving. From powering microfinance banks in rural communities to enabling commercial banks to scale seamlessly, Qore’s platform has become a backbone of growth and inclusion in Africa’s financial landscape.

Over the years, Qore has developed enterprise-grade solutions that help financial institutions automate operations, issue cards in real time, extend digital lending, and deliver superior customer experiences. These solutions are built on a cloud-native architecture that ensures agility, reliability, and security.

The Technology Pioneer Award, presented during the Huawei Cloud Gala at Huawei Connect 2025, celebrates organizations pushing the frontier of cloud innovation and AI-driven transformation. It recognizes projects that demonstrate exceptional performance in architecture design, integration, and real-world application, setting global benchmarks for technological excellence.

Speaking on the recognition, Oche Eluma, VP, Infrastructure at Qore, said:

“At Qore, we do hard things because building Africa’s future-ready banking infrastructure demands it. This award is a testament to the brilliance and persistence of our team, our commitment to innovation, and our belief that African technology can set global standards. We are grateful to Huawei for recognizing our work and for their partnership in driving the evolution of cloud innovation across the continent.”

Huawei’s recognition of Qore reflects a shared commitment to ecosystem collaboration and co-innovation. Through joint development and strategic partnerships, Qore continues to advance cloud-native banking, intelligent infrastructure, and data-driven transformation across Africa.

“Our goal is to keep enabling financial institutions to focus on what matters most: delivering value to their customers,” Eluma added. “This recognition motivates us to go even further in reimagining how technology powers financial growth, inclusion, and impact.”

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About Qore

Qore is a leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Fintech Infrastructure provider enabling banks, fintechs, and financial service providers to build, scale, and innovate effortlessly. As Africa’s first homegrown cloud-native core banking provider, Qore offers a comprehensive suite of solutions spanning Core Banking, Lending Automation, Card Issuance, and Agent Banking, empowering institutions to operate with agility, resilience, and intelligence.

By powering both microfinance and commercial banks across Africa, Qore continues to drive financial inclusion and shape the future of banking infrastructure on the continent.