Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited Archives

UBA’s WILBROD OWOR: gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score to de-risk bottom-of-the-pyramid lending

The recently launched Mobile Credit Score by gnuGridCRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) promises to further unlock access to credit for the vast majority of Ugandans in the informal sector,

April 25, 2024

Banking & Financial Services·Company News

gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score to revolutionise lending to unserved and underserved populations⏤ Ministry of Finance

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 credit scoring

April 9, 2024

Company News·News & Analysis

Airtel Uganda's Manoj Murali (left) and MTN Uganda's Sylvia Mulinge.

Airtel Uganda’s 2023 profits fell UGX160 bn short of IPO promises⏤ Did MTN Uganda’s resurgence cut short Airtel’s much-hyped growth trajectory?

Airtel Uganda, the second largest telco, on March 4th, released its very first post-listing results, showing that for the first time in five years since 2019, it made an 8.8% drop in

March 16, 2024

Company News·News & Analysis·The Big Story

Japhet Aritho the Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) Managing Director

IT and cybersecurity experts poke holes into Airtel Money’s security system; saying it is static, inadequate and still vulnerable to hackers and fraudsters

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) the mobile money and digital payments arm of Airtel Africa Plc needs to overhaul its outdated mobile money system to a more dynamic and secure system

December 14, 2022

Company News·News & Analysis

Japhet Aritho, the Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) Chief Executive Officer. PHOTO/Courtesy

How the Airtel Money fraud happened: Chief Executive Officer speaks out on the brazen hack

After the 27th October 2022, digital fraud incident in which a number of banks lost several billions of shillings from their Airtel Money Wallets (OVAs) held at Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited

December 14, 2022

Business & Markets·Company News·The Big Story

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited representative with a plaque accolade at the recently concluded 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa. The company bagged Gold and Silver for Technology Services Digital Excellence and Financial Services Digital Excellence respectively

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Recognised For Financial & Technology Digital Services Excellence at 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) attained recognition for Technology Services Digital Excellence – Gold accolade and Financial Services Digital Excellence – Silver accolade at the recently concluded 2022 Digital Impact Awards

November 24, 2022

News & Analysis

Hackers break into Airtel Money systems, steal billions

Unknown hackers, on Friday, 28th October struck Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) systems making off with unspecified amount of money, said to be in billions, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively

October 29, 2022

Business & Markets·The Big Story

L-R: Maria Kiwanuka will head the board with Aritho Kinyua Japheth and John Muhaise Bikalemesa as some of the members

Former Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka named board chair of Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL), the leading mobile financial solutions provider in the country, has today appointed Hon. Maria Kiwanuka as Board Chair. The appointment that was announced by Airtel Money

May 4, 2022

Company News·News & Analysis

Japhet Aritho, the new Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited Chief Executive Officer

EXCLUSIVE: Japhet Aritho- a former M-Pesa and Econet Group executive is the new Airtel Money Chief in Uganda

Japhet Aritho, previously the Senior Vice President at Airtel Money Group has been appointed as the Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited Chief Executive Officer, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal. In

April 27, 2022

Company News·The Big Story

Colin holds a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree from Makerere University and has a hands-on background in journalism and public relations. He brings to Wave a much-neeed rich regional marketing and communications experience.

MultiChoice Uganda’s Asiimwe Colin moving to Wave Mobile Money as Marketing Lead

Asiimwe Colin, until recently the Head of Marketing at Multichoice Uganda has been snapped up by digital money firm, Wave Mobile Money Uganda as its Marketing Lead, CEO East Africa Magazine can

March 5, 2022

News & Analysis·The Big Story