Agent Banking

Who is Pebuu: The Ugandan Company Quietly Powering Africa’s Largest Agent Banking Networks

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Across Africa, the banking hall is no longer the epicentre of financial services. It is the agent kiosk in a trading centre in Arua. The POS terminal inside a hardware…

Saving Smart: Stanbic’s Israel Arinaitwe on How Ugandans Can Build Wealth from Any Income Level

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Stanbic Bank’s Head of Personal Banking, Israel Arinaitwe, often returns to a lesson Adam Smith captured in The Wealth of Nations: economic progress depends on a society’s stock of capital….

Why Weekends No Longer Mean Stalled Business – dfcu’s Weekend Agent Float Loan Is Transforming Uganda.

Brian EmorutCompany NewsThought LeadershipDecember 16, 2025December 16, 2025

Mobile money is the backbone of Uganda’s everyday economy. With over 30 million registered accounts and trillions of shillings transacted every month, mobile money powers how Ugandans pay, trade, and…

Centenary, KCB and PostBank Dominate Agent Banking Recruitment as Transactions Hit UGX 29 Trillion-BoU Report

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryOctober 14, 2025October 14, 2025

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…

Agent banking the game changer of Islamic Banking in Uganda 

John Paul SsemyaloBanking & Financial ServicesThought LeadershipFebruary 19, 2025February 19, 2025

The bridge between agency banking and Islamic banking could revolutionize the way banking services are delivered and consumed in Uganda. When Islamic banking was introduced in Uganda, it generated a…

Q&A: 2 years, 7,600 agents and over UGX2.5 trillion transacted, agent banking is unstoppable; it is the future of banking

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsThe Big StoryJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

First of all, tell us about the Agent Banking Company of Uganda Limited- who owns it and how is it run? Agent Banking Company of Uganda Limited (ABC) was incorporated…