When Dr Martin Aliker died on Monday April 15, 2024, aged 95, he had lived a long illustrious life during which he sported many hats of responsibilities; one of them...
I&M Bank Uganda has released its 2023 annual performance results showing accelerated growth and profitability since the I&M Group Plc acquired the former Orient Bank in 2021. I&M Group Plc...
As the dust settles on the first 4 months of 2024, dfcu bank is pivoting towards innovation using cutting edge technologies to drive efficient and seamless banking operations for the ...
The government of Uganda has released more money towards its household poverty alleviation initiative, the Parish Development Model (PDM). This was confirmed by PostBank Uganda, the gov’t distribution partner of...
The Mobile Credit Score, recently launched by gnuGrid CRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL), will rapidly close the information asymmetry challenge in bottom-of-the-market lending, enhancing two-way lender-borrower trust...
The East African Venture Capital Association (EVCA), a body that represents private capital providers including development finance institutions (DFIs), private equity and venture capital funds, family offices and impact investors…
Kenyan fintech powerhouse, Lipa Later Group, has successfully raised $5 million in a private debt issuance, marking a significant milestone in its financial journey. However, the company’s ambitious expansion plans…
At just 26 years, Matthew Mukalere, a Ugandan by descent, is working at BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers with USD 8.6 trillion in assets under management. But…
Housing Finance Bank has joined hands with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and other partners to support efforts towards building smart cities in Uganda. Last week, the bank…
The Ugandan Shilling was relatively stable with flows from commodity Exeter’s and offshore investors lending support. The unit held in a narrow range of 2715/25. In the neighbouring Kenya market,…
African asset financing startup, M-Kopa has raised a combined equity and debt round of at least $250m, the company announced on Monday. This is one of the biggest single funding…
On the evening of Friday, 09th September 2018, unknown persons hacked the mobile money float accounts of a payments aggregator company called Beyonic Ltd and originated payments amounting to UGX2,617,761,200….
Stanbic Holdings Uganda Limited has released its performance for 2022, reporting record-breaking growth across all parameters. SUHL is part of the Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest Bank and is comprised…
The other Friday (3rd March 2023), I had a meeting with some two gentlemen from a UAE and Indian-based wealth management firm. This was at the Nsambya-based Mestil Hotel. Apparently,…