Bank of Africa’s Arthur Isiko on the bank’s quest to transform Ugandan SMEs and the future of banking

Who is Bank of Africa? Bank of Africa started its operations in Uganda in January 1985 as small deposit-taking private company within a family conglomerate. In July 1991, it evolved into an investment bank. By November 1996, it was granted a commercial banking license as Sembule Commercial Bank. In October 1997, the shareholders of the Bank successfully secured co-investors in the form of Banqu