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A composite photo montage of Benjamin Mutimura, Chief Executive Officer of I&M Bank Rwanda, set against the backdrop of the bank’s iconic Kigali headquarters, symbolising the institution’s growing role in powering East Africa’s increasingly integrated cross-border economy. Under Mutimura’s leadership, I&M Bank Rwanda has emerged as a critical pillar within the I&M Group’s ambition of becoming Eastern Africa’s Leading Financial Partner for Growth—leveraging digital innovation, customer-centric banking, and transformative solutions such as I&M Brisk to enable seamless trade, payments, and financial access across Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
A composite photo montage of Benjamin Mutimura, Chief Executive Officer of I&M Bank Rwanda, set against the backdrop of the bank’s iconic Kigali headquarters, symbolising the institution’s growing role in powering East Africa’s increasingly integrated cross-border economy. Under Mutimura’s leadership, I&M Bank Rwanda has emerged as a critical pillar within the I&M Group’s ambition of becoming Eastern Africa’s Leading Financial Partner for Growth—leveraging digital innovation, customer-centric banking, and transformative solutions such as I&M Brisk to enable seamless trade, payments, and financial access across Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Living Briskly Across Borders: How I&M Bank Rwanda Is Powering Eastern Africa’s Crossborder Economy

In this conversation, Muhereza Kyamutetera sits down with Benjamin Mutimura, CEO of I&M Bank Rwanda, to explore the bank’s transformation, the rise of cross-border banking solutions such as I&M Brisk, and how
May 22, 2026
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Muhereza Kyamutetera (left), Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine, with Evans Browns (right), Group Head of Products at I&M Bank, during a conversation in Nairobi on how I&M Brisk is simplifying cross-border banking and enabling seamless movement of money, trade, and opportunity across East Africa.
Muhereza Kyamutetera (left), Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine, with Evans Browns (right), Group Head of Products at I&M Bank, during a conversation in Nairobi on how I&M Brisk is simplifying cross-border banking and enabling seamless movement of money, trade, and opportunity across East Africa.

Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About I&M Brisk—The I&M Bank Solution Enabling Seamless Cross-Border Banking Across East Africa

It is within this context that I&M Group, through its subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, has introduced I&M Brisk—a solution designed to make cross-border banking faster, simpler, and more seamless.
April 6, 2026
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Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of PACEID, reflects on four years of advancing Uganda’s export agenda through a bottom-up, one-firm-at-a-time strategy — and outlines the critical national investments he believes are essential for sustained, competitive growth.

QA: Four Years at PACEID: Odrek Rwabwogo on Building Uganda’s Export Potential One Firm at a Time — and the Non-Negotiables the Country Must Prioritise

As you approach four years as Chairperson of PACEID, what was the single biggest problem you were determined to solve in Uganda’s export and industrial story when you took on the role?
February 24, 2026
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In East Africa, the biggest enabler of cross-border banking has been the ease of regional movement, as borders are open for member citizens under the EAC Common Market Protocol on free movement.

Innovative Interventions Ensuring Cross-border Banking keeps pace with growing trade and travel across East Africa

Cross-border banking is an important feature of the global financial system. This explains why banks are expanding beyond their home countries, to follow and accommodate customers, be able to finance cross border
January 30, 2026
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