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Leaders from Uganda’s digital finance ecosystem at the gnuGrid Universal Loan Checker Uganda stakeholder meeting, highlighting collaboration on responsible digital lending.
Key leaders from Uganda’s digital finance ecosystem — L-R: Japhet Aritho, CEO, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (Airtel Money); Richard Yego, Managing Director/CEO, MTN Mobile Money Uganda; David Opio Obwangamoi, Founder and Team Lead, gnuGrid CRB; Shakila Kerre, MSME & Fintech Financing Specialist, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Racheal Vanesa N. Muhwezi, Manager for Microfinance Institutions, Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) — are united behind the Universal Loan Checker. Their shared commitment to transparency, interoperability and responsible lending signals a major step toward safer borrowing, stronger portfolios and greater trust across the digital credit market.

gnuGrid CRB Set to Unveil Uganda’s First Cross-Network Digital Loan Checker

For years, Uganda’s digital lending sector has expanded at breathtaking speed, but without the underlying visibility required to support responsible growth. Borrowers have increasingly turned to mobile money as their main source
January 8, 2026
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MTN CEO Sylvia Mulinge, MTN Mobile Money Managing Director Richard Yego, and M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. The three agree that now that Africa has already proven it can leapfrog barriers, the next frontier is to ensure that the systems it builds are safe, transparent, and human-centered.
MTN CEO Sylvia Mulinge, MTN Mobile Money Managing Director Richard Yego, and M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. The three agree that now that Africa has already proven it can leapfrog barriers, the next frontier is to ensure that the systems it builds are safe, transparent, and human-centered.

Africa’s Fintech Future: Sylvia Mulinge, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit & Richard Yego on Building Africa’s Trust Economy

A decade ago, Africa’s fintech revolution began as a response to one of the continent’s most persistent challenges: access to finance. In 2011, only 23% of people in sub-Saharan Africa had access
October 30, 2025
In the 12 months to June 30, 2025, mobile money and e-money providers transferred UGX 10.8 billion in closed-account balances to the central bank for safekeeping, which brought the total accumulation in unclaimed e-money to UGX88.1 billion.
In the 12 months to June 30, 2025, mobile money and e-money providers transferred UGX 10.8 billion in closed-account balances to the central bank for safekeeping, which brought the total accumulation in unclaimed e-money to UGX88.1 billion.

UGX88.1 billion Remains Unclaimed at BoU in Dormant Mobile Money Accounts

At least UGX 88.1 billion remains unclaimed in closed mobile money and other e-money accounts, a Bank of Uganda report shows. The money, which is currently held Bank of Uganda (BoU), has
October 10, 2025
David Opio Obwangamoi (left) and Moses Akampurira (right) highlight the game-changing difference of gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score. Unlike traditional credit scoring, gnuGrid’s engine draws from real-time mobile money behaviour, airtime usage, and spending patterns—unlocking access for borrowers with no formal financial history and making risk assessment both dynamic and inclusive.

Delivering Credit Without Collateral: How Letshego and gnuGrid Are Rewriting Credit Access and Financial Inclusion in Uganda

In this exclusive interview, Moses Akampurira, Digital Products Lead at Letshego Uganda, gives us a front-row seat into how this breakthrough is unfolding on the ground. Powered by real-time behavioural data such
July 4, 2025
David Opio Obwangamoi, Executive Director and Founder of gnuGrid CRB, during an in-depth interview on the future of digital lending in Africa. From SIM card data to behaviour-based credit scores, David unpacks how gnuGrid is turning mobile footprints into financial identities—and why scalable, real-time credit scoring is the key to unlocking true financial inclusion.

Turning SIM Cards into Credit Scores: How gnuGrid CRB Is Making the Invisible Bankable in Uganda

Looking back, 10 years ago, the whole concept of credit health was just beginning to take shape—banks were only starting to engage, and technology hadn’t really entered the scene yet. There were
July 4, 2025
A photo collage of Japhet Aritho, Managing Director, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited and MTN Mobile Money Managing Director, Richard Yego.

Uganda’s Fintech Rivalry: MTN MoMo Pulls Ahead in Size, Airtel Money Scores on Margins

In Uganda’s fast-evolving digital financial landscape, two telecom titans—MTN MoMo and Airtel Money—are locked in a high-stakes, trillion-shilling duel. Their battlefield? Mobile money. Their weapons? Revenue, reach, profitability, and performance. The recently
June 24, 2025
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