Digital Financial Inclusion Archives

Giles Aijukwe (third from right), CEO of Letshego Uganda, joins executives from Letshego Uganda, Turaco Insurance and Sanlam Uganda at the launch of a partnership to extend affordable health insurance to Letshego customers. The collaboration seeks to widen access to health cover and reduce the financial impact of medical emergencies, supporting efforts to reach underbanked and underserved communities.

With Sleeves Rolled Up: Letshego Uganda Is Making Sustainability Practical

If ESG were a person, at Letshego Uganda, he/she would not be seated in a boardroom quoting frameworks. It would be on the road, on the phone, and occasionally on a slightly

January 6, 2026

Company News·News & Analysis

(L-R.)Peter Kahiigi, Chief Technology Officer of CENTE Tech, Grace Ssekakubo, CEO of CENTE Tech and Prof John Ddumba Ssentamu, the Board Chairman of Centenary Group.

Centenary Group and Service Cops Sign Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Digital Financial Inclusion

Centenary Group, through its technology company – Centenary Technology Services, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U) with Service Cops, formalizing a strategic technology and business partnership aimed at accelerating digital

December 12, 2025

Company News·News & Analysis

Julius Kakeeto, Managing Director of Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda) (back centre), Mumba Kenneth Kalifungwa, Managing Director of Stanbic Bank Uganda (back 2nd right), Priscilla Akora, Head of Marketing and Communications at Pearl Bank (3rd left), and Diana Kahunde, Head of Brand and Marketing at Stanbic Bank (2nd right), join other officials from both institutions during the launch of the Wendi by Pearl Bank and FlexiPay partnership at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala, on Thursday, 23rd October 2025. The partnership aims to enable seamless transactions between both digital platforms at subsidized fees, promoting financial inclusion across Uganda.

Pearl Bank and Stanbic Join Forces to Merge Digital Wallets for Uganda’s Financial Inclusion Drive

In a landmark partnership that signals collaboration over competition, Pearl Bank Uganda (formerly PostBank Uganda), a leading government-owned financial institution and Stanbic Bank Uganda, the country’s largest commercial bank, have announced the

October 23, 2025

Company News

Andrew Kabeera, PostBank Uganda's Executive Director and Chief Digital Financial Services Officer.

AI is the key to greater financial inclusion⏤ lessons from PostBank Uganda’s Wendi mobile wallet

The future of financial inclusion in this country and across the world will depend squarely on how efficiently and effectively the financial industry collects data from the millions of people who need

August 24, 2024

News & Analysis·Thought Leadership

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

Airtel Money maintains its up-to-95% cut on money-sending fees to other networks, East Africa and the world

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) will continue to send money to other networks in Uganda, East Africa and the world, for as low as UGX100, following the fintech’s decision to maintain,

March 18, 2023

Company News

Digital Financial Inclusion: No Ugandan Woman Should Be Left Behind

Over the years, financial inclusion has emerged as one of the key drivers of inclusive socio-economic development, especially in developing countries. The human development discourse is therefore incomplete without addressing issues of

March 15, 2023

Thought Leadership·Women In Leadership