Uganda

Bank of Africa Deploys Credit Risk Management Solution for EA

Bank of Africa subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will from now on use a new credit management system in a bid to curb losses that arise from defaulted loans. Known Read More →

Mar 6, 2014 Staff Writer

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Centenary Bank Joins Interswitch East Africa

Centenary Bank has joined the Interswitch East Africa network in Uganda adding yet another innovation in enhancing their customer service.

Interswitch East Africa operates a network that links different banks to Read More →

Feb 24, 2014 Staff Writer

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Centenary Bank Customers to Pay UMEME Power Bills on CenteMobile

Centenary Bank and UMEME Limited today announced a partnership which will enable subscribers to the bank’s CenteMobile banking platform prepay their power bills instantly using their mobile phones and without Read More →

Feb 21, 2014 Staff Writer

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What is Driving the Success of Mobile Money Agents in Uganda?

After its official launch in Kampala in January 2014, The Helix Institute of Digital Finance has this week published its ‘Agent Network Accelerator Survey – Uganda Country Report’. The Uganda Read More →

Feb 20, 2014 Peter Mwangi

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Guaranty Trust Bank Acquires Fina Bank Group

Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTBank) has now concluded the acquisition of a 70% stake in Fina Bank Group, after securing the required regulatory approvals in the 3 East African countries Read More →

Feb 6, 2014 Staff Writer

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The Helix Institute of Digital Finance to Present Cutting-Edge Data on Mobile Money Agents in Uganda

The Helix Institute of Digital Finance has launched its first country assessment report in Uganda, based on over 2,000 mobile money agent surveys carried out in 2013 all over the Read More →

Jan 17, 2014 Peter Mwangi

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Equity Bank And American Express Announce Card Partnership

Equity Bank and American Express have announced a partnership agreement, through which Equity Bank will act as the exclusive issuer of American Express Card products in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Read More →

Dec 11, 2013 Staff Writer

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MTN Uganda Launches Mobile Money ATM Cash Out Service

MTN Uganda, has partnered with Interswitch Uganda to further increase their ATM Cash out footprint by allowing customers to cash out at all Interswitch’s ATMs across the country. Interswitch Uganda, Read More →

Nov 29, 2013 Staff Writer

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Interview: Ugandan Techie Develops Mobile Money Transfer Service

Ugandan serial entrepreneur Teddy Ruge has launched a homegrown quick-pay service that targets the diaspora and aims to compete with industry giants such as Western Union and Moneygram. His project, Read More →

Nov 22, 2013 Staff Writer

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Air Uganda Unveils New Payment Option with MTN Mobile Money

Air Uganda in conjunction with the leading Mobile Money service provider MTN has introduced a new, fast and convenient mobile money payment option on its billing platform. The new payment option Read More →

Nov 8, 2013 Staff Writer