The Bank of Uganda has applauded the recent launch of gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score as “a momentous occasion in the credit information sharing space” and a “pivotal moment in...
Fincom Technologies, a subsidiary of Service Cops Limited, a Ugandan technology company with a presence in the Great African Lakes region recently announced major upgrades to its SchoolPay solution, introducing...
Moses Ogwapus, the Commissioner of Financial Services, Ministry Of Finance, Planning And Economic Development has hailed gnuGrid and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited’s Mobile Credit Score as an “innovative mobile...
To reduce poverty and promote economic growth through affordable and quality financial services, the government of Uganda through the Uganda National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) II (2023 – 2028), seeks...
In one of his very first media interviews, Julius Kakeeto, the transformational PostBank Uganda (PBU) Chief Executive Officer, told CEO East Africa Magazine that his mid-term agenda was to transform...
PostBank Uganda, in partnership with MTN Uganda, has launched “Wendi,” an innovative mobile wallet platform designed to support the government of Uganda in the seamless disbursement of PDM (Parish Development…
Flavia Eleanor Kasenge is a business executive with plus a decade years experience in both the telecom and Fintech sectors. She currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at EzeeMoney…
Mobile Money challenger startup, Wave, has been listed by the famed Silicon Valley accelerator program, Y Combinator in its inaugural Top Companies List by Revenue. The list was shedding light…
BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, has announced its strategic partnership with the Financial Technology Association of Uganda (FITSPA)- the umbrella association of Ugandan fintechs. On June 14th 2023,…
CEO East Africa is thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking series of articles titled “The Investors’ Digest,” which aims to shed light on the investors that are backing…
Pan African startup, Chipper Cash, has laid off at least 10 employees in its latest round of playoffs including the Global Head of Marketing and the Country Director of Kenya….
Two Ugandan startups, Xazu Technologies and eMaisha Pay have been selected for the inaugural Amazon AWS Fintech Accelerator program. AWS (Amazon Web Services) is the cloud computing arm of technology…
43% of banks cited the rise of fintechs and challenger banks as the biggest threats to their business according to the third edition of the African Digital Banking Transformation Report…
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…