The Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is investigating Quillino Bamwine, who previously served as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Uganda, for allegedly obtaining UGX 372 million…
When the story of modern Kenyan banking is written, few names will stand as quietly but as firmly as Frank Marangu Ireri’s. A man of numbers, systems, and deep conviction,…
A new chapter in Uganda’s digital finance landscape is quietly unfolding as Stanbic’s FlexiPay and Pearl Bank’s (formerly PostBank) Wendi Wallet join forces to create one of the country’s most…
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…
The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) has posted another quarter of solid financial performance, signaling strong operational resilience and investor confidence amid a tightening regional economic environment. For the…
From Kahuma’s corruption probes to Ebiru’s bribery confession and Kasigwa’s contested leadership, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has spent more time battling itself than enforcing quality. For over…
At the 2025 Fintechs Annual Gathering in Kampala, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, the M-PESA Africa managing director, delivered one of the event’s most compelling keynotes, part warning, part vision, and wholly inspiring….
In a ruling that reinforces Ugandan courts’ discretion to retain jurisdiction over disputes relating to alleged illegality, Justice Patience Rubagumya of the Commercial Division of the High Court declined to…
If the long-rumored Stanbic–NCBA merger or buyout becomes reality, NCBA shareholders could emerge as the biggest winners in East Africa’s next major banking shake-up. The market already seems to agree….
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…
