Uganda

Centenary Bank And Mastercard Partner To Boost Financial Inclusion

Centenary Bank and Mastercard have announced at the Annual Bankers' Conference their multipronged approach to digitising Uganda's economy in support of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy. Following the recent signing of Read More →

Jul 20, 2017 Staff Writer

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Going Cashless In Uganda With The UBA Debit Mastercard

United Bank for Africa (UBA) announced the rollout of the Debit Mastercard card in Uganda to financially support its citizens. Focused on displacing cash, the electronic payment solution will deliver Read More →

Jul 19, 2017 Staff Writer

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Guaranty Trust Bank Launches the GTBank Mastercard

With focus on building a stronger financial payment sector and ensuring all citizens are financially included, Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) Ltd (GTBank) officially launched the GTBank Debit Mastercard in Uganda Read More →

Jul 7, 2017 Staff Writer

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Strengthening Uganda’s Financial Services Sector

In support of Uganda’s National Vision 2040, Mastercard has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Uganda Banker’s Association (UBA) to develop a framework that will strengthen the local financial Read More →

Jun 15, 2017 Staff Writer

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FinTech Impact for Africa: Re-Imagining Financial Services

FinTech players are increasingly becoming an important part of the fabric of Africa’s financial services industry. In addition, the leading banks on the continent are now harnessing innovative technology to Read More →

Mar 9, 2017 Staff Writer

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Mastercard Collaborates To Provide Acceptance In Uganda

Mastercard announced a partnership with Orient Bank to expand the acceptance of Mastercard payment cards at ATMs and point-of-sale (POS) terminals across Uganda. The collaborative effort will see the acceptance Read More →

Jan 9, 2017 Staff Writer

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Has Africa Been Left Behind by Formal Financial Services?

Has Africa been left behind by formal retail financial services? This is the question posed by the African Financial Retail Readiness Index (AFRRI). The first annual AFRRI report looks at Read More →

Jun 7, 2016 Staff Writer

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Cignifi and the IFC to Grow Usage of Mobile Money in Uganda

Cignifi, whose proven big data engine uses mobile phone data to deliver consumer credit and marketing scores, announced an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), a member of the Read More →

Feb 11, 2015 Staff Writer

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Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Signs US$85 Million Term Loan Facility

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (Stanbic Uganda) has signed a US$85 million, eighteen month term loan facility in Dubai on 28 January 2015. The transaction, which is a debut Stanbic Uganda Read More →

Feb 3, 2015 Staff Writer

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Stanbic Bank Uganda Names Patrick Mweheire as Chief Executive

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Board of Directors announced Patrick Mweheire as the bank's new Chief Executive & Managing Director. Mweheire previously held the position of Executive Director and Head of Read More →

Jan 29, 2015 Staff Writer