Appointed in June 2020, Peter Ssenyange is the Chief Financial Officer at Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda Limited), and is part of the leadership team that is transforming the bank...
Eight finance professionals won ten awards at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards 2025 with Peter Ssenyange, CFO, Pearl Bank Uganda Limited emerging the overall CFO...
By Peter Ssenyange For a long time, the success of a bank was measured in numbers: quarterly margins, loan-to-deposit ratios, and cost-to-income efficiency. But today, that narrative is being rewritten....
In a sweeping call for economic recalibration across the continent, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, has urged African governments to “let the private sector take on...
When Kenny Fihla walked onto the stage at the B20 Summit in Johannesburg, there was a sense that the room was bracing for more than a corporate address. As the...
Access Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from KCB Group for USD 109.6 million (KShs 14.2 billion), closing a deal first announced in March…
Wendi, the digital wallet developed by Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda) has today announced a partnership with TotalEnergies Marketing & Services (M&S) aimed at simplifying customer payments at all Total fuel stations using the…
Shares of NCBA Group Plc have hit an all-time high of KSh 75.25, rising 8.27 percent from KSh 69.50, after confirmation that Africa’s largest lender, Standard Bank Group Ltd., is…
Uganda’s agent banking industry has entered a new phase with latest data from Bank of Uganda painting a picture of a sector in full bloom. As of June 2025, the…
Uganda’s banking sector has cemented its recovery and resilience, posting a record UGX 1.9 trillion net profit for the year ended June 2025. This was a nearly an increase of…
Payments through cheques in Uganda’s financial eco-system continues to decline as Bank of Uganda (BoU) intensifies efforts to promote digital and electronic payments. Latest data from the central bank shows…
As the rest of Uganda chokes on expensive credit, with commercial bank lending rates hovering between 18 and 20 percent, staff at the Bank of Uganda (BoU) are enjoying the…
Postbank, which is rebranding to Pearl Bank Uganda, has been awarded the prestigious Sustainability Certification by the European Organization for Sustainable Development (EOSD), demonstrating the Bank’s efforts and commitment to…
Uganda’s banking sector has never been stronger on paper. And the Bank of Uganda’s latest Financial Soundness Indicators show why. Banks, the indicators show, are heavily capitalized, flush with liquidity,…
SanlamAllianz Re, the reinsurance arm of SanlamAllianz, today announced the appointment of Tobias Suek as its new Chief Executive Officer effective 15 October 2025, subject to regulatory approval. Tobias joins…
