From Dakar to Addis, Lagos to Nairobi, Kinshasa to Joburg · investing in a unique African Trade Grid
DIOP Tech BV
Building a Century of Impact. For Africa.
DIOP Tech BV is a Dutch company investing in smart technology solutions for Africa's rapidly urbanizing future—creating lasting legacy through fintech, renewable energy, digital commerce, and the AI-DI philosophy.
Our Vision
The vision of DIOP Tech BV is to invest in companies that are mainly oriented toward the African market, based on the new smart economy oriented to the rapid growth of urbanization in Africa.
Africa is undergoing a profound transformation. With its population expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, the continent is experiencing the fastest urbanization rate in the world. This demographic shift is creating unprecedented opportunities for innovation, digital services, and economic development.
DIOP Tech BV is strategically positioned to support companies that leverage technology to address the unique challenges and opportunities arising from this urban expansion—from fintech and renewable energy to digital commerce and distribution networks.
Bringing banking, payments and financial services to the unbanked and underbanked populations.
Renewable solutions for Africa's growing urban centres.
Platforms enabling seamless trade across borders.
Ventures designed to scale across the continent, leveraging the AfCFTA.
Our Mission
DIOP Tech BV aims to create a real legacy that will change the lives of millions of Africans — building corporations that serve humanity for generations, inspired by the models of Samsung, Sumitomo and other founders whose companies have lasted more than a century.
“In the next 25 years, we will build a legacy that will last for a century.”
The AI-DI Philosophy
While artificial intelligence provides the analytical power, data processing and efficiency modern solutions need, it must be complemented by the deeper wisdom, empathy and moral compass that come from the human spirit.
Technology in service of people, for a century.
At a glance
The New Urban Africa
Africa's fastest-growing cities are shaping a confident, digital-first business culture — rooted in local heritage, operating at global standards.
Key Ventures
DIOP Tech BV owns shares in WOS Holding BV, in Power Solar BV — which holds the majority in HelloSolar PLC in Ethiopia — and in several marketing and sales companies across Africa.
Fintech · WOS Holding BV
BelCash Technology Solutions PLC is the Ethiopian operating entity of WOS Holding BV. Its HelloCash mobile money platform serves over 3 million subscribers and six financial institutions.
Explore the ventureDigital commerce · a product of BelCash
A wallet-based mobile trading platform with its own proprietary kernel, launched in 2024 and reaching 500,000 users and 5,000 merchants by May 2026.
Explore the ventureRemittance PaaS · BelCash with UNCDF & Visa
A digital remittance and bill-payment platform launched in 2022 by BelCash Technology Solutions PLC in partnership with UNCDF and Visa, letting Ethiopians share a bill by SMS link for relatives abroad to pay for $1 per transaction. Now integrated into Helloopass.
Explore the ventureRenewable energy · via Power Solar BV
Founded in Ethiopia in 2017, HelloSolar PLC is majority-held by Power Solar BV, in which DIOP Tech BV owns shares. It runs a solar home-based factory on a pay-as-you-go model bringing energy to off-grid and underserved communities.
Explore the venture| Company | Role in the group |
|---|---|
| WOS Holding BV | Parent company of BelCash and its fintech solutions |
| Power Solar BV | DIOP Tech BV holds shares in Power Solar BV, which in turn holds the majority in HelloSolar PLC in Ethiopia. DIOP Tech BV has no direct investment in the Ethiopian PLC. |
| Marketing & Sales companies | DIOP Tech BV has invested in several marketing and sales companies across Africa, fully oriented toward marketing, sales and distribution. |
The Founder
A skilled engineer, a global citizen and a seasoned entrepreneur who has lived and worked across four continents — with a thirty-year record of building technology, marketing and fintech ventures.
In the press
Article
Coverage of Mountaga Vince DIOP and BelCash's role in building Ethiopia's mobile money and digital trade infrastructure.
The Reporter EthiopiaProfile
Profile of Mountaga Vince DIOP, CEO of BelCash Group, and his three decades of building technology and fintech ventures across Africa.
Forbes AfriqueInterview
Video interview with Mountaga Vince DIOP on the AI-DI philosophy and the future of African digital commerce.
YouTubeWe are always glad to exchange with institutions, operators and partners working on Africa's smart economy.
