Catherine Bwire, the Ecobank Uganda head of information security and data protection officer reflects on building trust in the digital economy and championing greater female leadership in cybersecurity, as she earns recognition as a finalist for the Global Top 100 Information Security Professional Award 2026 during Women’s Month celebrations.
By Catherine Bwire In the few seconds it takes to tap your phone, transfer money, or pay school fees, you are engaging in an act of profound trust. You are trusting an
Ecobank Uganda marked Ecobank Day 2025 and 40 years in Africa recently by equipping Angels Centre, Wakiso, with tablets and assistive tools, advancing tech-powered inclusive education for children with disabilities nationwide.
On a bright October week that also marked four decades of Ecobank’s presence in Africa, Ecobank Uganda chose to celebrate not with ceremony for its own sake, but with an investment in
Ecobank Uganda has appointed Emmanuel Kiberu as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), marking a significant addition to the bank’s executive leadership team. A qualified Chartered Accountant with over a decade of
Jeremy Awori, Group CEO of Ecobank Transnational (right), and Grace Muliisa, Managing Director of Ecobank Uganda, embody the Group’s purpose of embracing transformation to serve and connect Africa—while steering the Uganda franchise’s refreshed vision of becoming a credible force that blends local knowledge with the full weight of Ecobank’s continental network, international relationships, and structuring expertise.
In a landmark financial transaction that underscores the growing role of syndicated financing in Africa, Ecobank, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), and FirstRand Bank Limited, acting through its RMB (Rand
Grace Muliisa, Managing Director of Ecobank Uganda, delivers a keynote at the 47th OESAI Annual Conference in Munyonyo, calling on Africa’s insurers to redefine customer experience as a growth engine. She urged the industry to embrace digital transformation, data-driven personalisation, strategic partnerships, and inclusion to build trust and make insurance as simple and accessible as mobile money.
“The future of insurance is not about policies and premiums. It is about experiences,” Grace Muliisa, Managing Director of Ecobank Uganda, told leading insurance industry players gathered at the 47th Organisation of
Grace Muliisa, Managing Director of Ecobank Uganda, has led the bank to a record UGX 10.8 billion net profit in 2024 — its highest in over a decade — marking a full turnaround from losses posted just three years earlier.
Ecobank Uganda has released its 2024 results, showing a remarkable increase in lending, a cleaner loan book, leading to increased revenues and profits — consolidating a turnaround that began under Managing Director
Ecobank Uganda this week launched Premier Banking, by Ecobank, its elite offering, “tailored to meet the sophisticated needs of its most esteemed clientele”. The service, according to a statement by the bank,
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group⏤a major Pan-African bank with banking operations in 33 countries across the continent. The Group also has a licensed operation in Paris
Ecobank Uganda’s Head Office on Plot 8A, Kafu Road, Nakasero, in Kampala. The bank has opened up its branch network and digital platforms⏤ 10 branches in Kampala, Entebbe, Mbarara & Jinja as well as 2 service centres in Kireka and Nakasero (Head Office) and 400 Xpress agency banking points to ease access to MTN MoMo float for MTN’s over 120,000 agents across the country.
Ecobank Uganda has today announced that it has partnered with financial technology firm, MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited (MTN MoMo) to enable mobile money traders, merchants, and consumers to access electronic cash
A panel of female entrepreneurs at the 2022 launch of Ecobank’s Ellevate Program, a women-led business sustainability initiative that has since trained over 2,000 women-led businesses, equipping them with the skills and digital tools to sustain and grow their businesses.
Ecobank Uganda registered a strong performance turnaround during the year ending 2022, with audited Profit before Tax (PBT) increasing by 157% to UGX 4.5 billion in 2022, while Profit After Tax (PAT)