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John Paul Semyalo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pebuu Africa, a fast-growing fintech and last-mile financial infrastructure company helping banks across Africa manage and scale their agent banking networks through technology, field supervision, and data-driven oversight. Under his leadership, Pebuu has built a nationwide network of supervisors and digital tools that strengthen compliance, reduce fraud, and expand financial access in remote and underserved communities.
John Paul Semyalo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pebuu Africa, a fast-growing fintech and last-mile financial infrastructure company helping banks across Africa manage and scale their agent banking networks through technology, field supervision, and data-driven oversight. Under his leadership, Pebuu has built a nationwide network of supervisors and digital tools that strengthen compliance, reduce fraud, and expand financial access in remote and underserved communities.

Pebuu’s John Paul Ssemyalo: Reimagining Africa’s Agent Banking and Last-Mile Digital Economy for Efficiency and Scale

As agent banking accelerates across Africa, moving trillions of shillings annually and expanding deep into trading centres, border towns, and island communities, the real challenge is no longer access. It is efficiency,
March 8, 2026
A photo collage of East Africa Community Presidents. From left to right: Kenya's William Ruto, Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, DR Congo's Felix Tshishekedi, and Rwanda Paul Kagame. Security and economic experts have called on the four presidents to contribute the peace efforts in DR Congo so as to consolidate economic gains achieved over the years.

COUNTING THE COST: Uganda-DRC trade grinds to a halt over raging war in Goma city

Uganda risks losing its trade and investment gains made with the Democratic Republic of Congo after an estimated 100 cargo trucks from Kenya’s Mombasa Port and Uganda remain stranded along the Northern
January 28, 2025
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ELP Scholars that have received admission in Global Universities display their Letters during the ELP Airlift Event this Wednesday at Equity Bank Uganda Church House

113 Scholars under the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) join top global universities

113 Equity Leadership Program scholars have secured admission and scholarships to join 71 global universities located in 22 countries around the world. Equity Group Foundation (EGF) Executive Chairman Dr. James Mwangi commissioned
August 15, 2024
L-R: Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen (Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Roads and Transport, Kenya), Hon. Jimmy Gasore (Minister of Infrastructure, Rwanda), and Hon. Fred Byamukama (Uganda's State Minister for Transport) display a signed report following the Joint Ministerial Committee meeting for the development of the Standard Gauge Railways in Mombasa, Kenya, on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Northern Corridor States to jointly mobilise funds for fast-tracking Standard Guage Railway Project

The Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) partner states, comprising Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have agreed to jointly mobilize funds to fast-track the development of the Standard
May 4, 2024
#9. In this October 7th 2019 photo, National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) workers arrive to lay and charge 1.5km of water mains extension in the areas of Burkoyen, upper Chebukat and Siron in Kapteret Parish, Tegeres Sub-county, Kapchorwa District. So far, the area has had a total of 23km of mains extension laid in the first quarter of FY19/20. According to NWSC, more Ugandans now have access to clean safe water following a period of aggressive expansion by NWSC, Government of Uganda and Ministry of Water and Environment. Geographical coverage has expanded from 36 to 253 towns and urban growth centers in the last 5 years serving up to 10 million people. NWSC was named among the best performing government enterprises for the year 2017/2018. According to the Auditor General in the Financial Year 2017/2019, NWSC was the third best performing state Corporation coming after Bank of Uganda and National Social Security Fund which came first and second respectively. For the period under review (2017/18) NWSC made a profit of Shs51.2b after taxes compared to Shs26.7b in the financial year 2016/2017. #57ReasonsAmProudToBeUgandan #UGat57

Government takes over the management of water supply in Ugandan refugee settlement

National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today signed a landmark agreement that will ensure reliable water provision for more than 84,000 refugees and Ugandans
October 16, 2019
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