Digital Payments

Peter Mukuru has joined Uganda Development Bank as the Director Business Technology

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsFebruary 18, 2026February 19, 2026

Peter is a seasoned Business Technology practitioner and digital transformation leader with over two decades of executive leadership experience across Development Finance, Regulation, Government, Utilities, and the Private Sector. Most…

Rethinking Digital Finance in Uganda for Meaningful Inclusion

CEO East Africa MagazineThought LeadershipNovember 13, 2025November 13, 2025

By Musa Musazi, A few weeks ago, I met a hardware shop owner in one of our upcountry branches. He told me that while digital payments have made business easier,…

Pearl Bank’s Wendi Wallet, TotalEnergies Partner to Ease product Merchant Payments of Up to UGX 5 million

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsOctober 26, 2025October 26, 2025

Wendi, the digital wallet developed by Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda) has today announced a partnership with TotalEnergies Marketing & Services (M&S) aimed at simplifying customer payments at all Total fuel stations using the…

Cheque Transactions Drop by 3.6% as BoU Pushes for More Digital Payments

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryOctober 13, 2025October 21, 2025

Payments through cheques in Uganda’s financial eco-system continues to decline as Bank of Uganda (BoU) intensifies efforts to promote digital and electronic payments. Latest data from the central bank shows…

BoU Report: Cash Still Rules, but Digital Payments Are Catching Up

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 13, 2025October 21, 2025

Despite the steady rise of mobile money, fintechs, and online banking, cash continues to dominate Uganda’s payment landscape.  Bank of Uganda (BoU), in its latest currency and payment systems report,…

BoU Governor urges escalation of mobile money fraud complaints as Airtel Money defends platform safety

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has advised Ugandans who believe they have been defrauded through mobile money to first report the matter to their service provider and, if…

CEO Scorecard: Three Years of Mulinge at MTN Uganda – Redefining Growth Through Fintech and Voice Comeback?

Paul MurungiTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJune 30, 2025June 30, 2025

When Sylvia Mulinge stepped into the CEO role at MTN Uganda in October 2022, the air crackled with expectation and a fair dose of apprehension.   It wasn’t just another leadership…

How Wendi Wallet is Powering PDM’s Last Mile Cash Delivery

Paul MurungiThought LeadershipJune 26, 2025June 26, 2025

By George William Kiyingi In Uganda’s bold ambition to eradicate poverty and foster prosperity at the grassroots, the Parish Development Model (PDM) stands out as a transformative framework. Yet, no…

Airtel Africa to list its Airtel Money unit to counter growing dominance of mobile money and other fintechs

Paul MurungiGlobal NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 9, 2025May 9, 2025

Airtel Africa has announced plans to list its Airtel Money unit to secure more capital as it seeks a top spot in the growing digital payments ecosystem across Africa, and…

dfcu Bank partners with Visa and Qatar Airways to offer exclusive flight booking discounts

Paul MurungiCompany NewsJune 8, 2024June 8, 2024

dfcu Bank in collaboration with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and Qatar Airways has introduced an exciting campaign of a discount offer of up to 12% to reward customers who choose to use their dfcu Visa Credit and Debit cards when booking flights with Qatar Airways.  The sales period for the campaign runs until November 30th, 2024, with…