Frequently Asked Questions

  • Business diagnostics (Maturity assessment): A business diagnosis is a process that analyzes a company to identify areas for improvement.
  • Capacity building on e-commerce
  • The Trust Seal

DBI offers a trust seal to e-commerce platforms in Rwanda as a label of Reliability, Security, and trustworthiness of the certified platforms on the market.

  • Diagnostic: helps identify areas of improvement in the process.
  • Promotion/PR: promotion of the platform via DBI promotion/marketing campaigns
  • 75% of our certified platforms indicated an increase in website traffic after acquiring the trust seal.
  • 37. 5% of the respondents in our previous impact survey track responded with a high increase of purchasing customers after acquiring the seal, and so did 37.5% of counterparts on the medium increase.
  • Access to an open dialogue with the regulators
  • Helps set your company apart in the marketplace and adds established credibility
  • Offers support through Training Workshops, Capacity Building, Management and Technical Guidance
  • The Coaching program to address identified gaps.
  • Increased Business Partnership Opportunities

After submitting your application, the DBI team will conduct a site visit to audit and verify the information provided. If everything is accurate, you will receive a confirmation email. If there are any discrepancies, you will receive an email detailing the missing information so you can complete your application.

  • Register for an account on the DBI platform if you do not have one.
  • Verify email.
  • Start application(fill in all information in the application).
  • Complete and submit your application for your review.
  • After submission, the DBI certification team will review your application.
  • Conduct a site visit to audit and verify the provided information
  • If all information is accurate, you will be granted the trust seal.

You can use our email info@dbi.rw

  • The Trust seal tells the clients that your platform is trustworthy, reliable, and acceptable to the government of Rwanda.
  • It also tells the clients that what they see on your platform is what they will receive.
  • It also tells them that your company has a money guarantee and return policy in case they do not receive what they have ordered
  • It also shows the expiration date when you click on it.

  • The Trust Seal annual subscription is $200. This amount comes with other benefits such as 
  1. 2 trainings with experts 
  2. 3 days with an expert to work on the gap found during the maturity assessment
  3. Access to other mentorship sessions and meetings organized by DBI and its partners.

  • RDB certificate
  • Validated RRA certificate (the certificate should not expire at least 3 months after your application)
  • Data protection certificate
  • Return policy document

Send a request email to the DBI email (info@dbi.rw) and our certification team will reply within 48 hours.

If you have a company that has more than one e-commerce platform, you will apply the Trust seal of each platform separately.