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    FInancial inclusion in UGanda

    Q&A: dfcu’s SME Mobi Loan Offers Instant, Digital Credit for Uganda’s Entrepreneurs.

    Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

    In June 2025, dfcu Bank launched the dfcu SME Mobi Loan, a fully digital, short-term lending solution designed to offer fast, unsecured financing to Uganda’s small and medium-sized businesses. With…

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    How gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score Is Redrawing Uganda’s Financial Inclusion Map and Helping Lenders De-Risk the Last Mile

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJune 11, 2025June 11, 2025

    In Uganda’s bustling and often chaotic last-mile credit markets, where boda-boda riders, gig workers, and micro-entrepreneurs hustle daily without collateral or formal financial records, a quiet revolution is reshaping how…

    Redrawing Uganda’s Credit Map: gnuGrid’s David Opio and His Fintech-led Mission to Democratize Credit in Africa

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryJune 8, 2025June 8, 2025

    To start, I’d like to understand your personal background and education, and how these experiences have shaped your journey to where you are today. My name is David Opio Obwangamoi,…

    Strategic, and Purpose-Driven: Veronicah Namagembe, the Steady Hand Behind Pride Bank’s Rise

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMay 24, 2025May 24, 2025

    Earlier this month, Pride Microfinance Limited, Uganda’s largest Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institution (MDI), officially transitioned into a Tier II banking institution, earning the regulatory nod to operate as Pride Bank Limited….

    Ugandan financial stakeholders commit to work for financial inclusion

    CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryApril 30, 2022April 30, 2022

    Key stakeholders of the Ugandan financial ecosystem came together on April 28, 2022 during a Scale2Save knowledge sharing event, which concluded with a joint call to action with concrete steps…

    Ensibuuko Celebrates 7 Years of driving financial inclusion

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 23, 2021November 23, 2021

    Established in 2014, in Uganda, with a mission of driving financial inclusion by growing the developing world’s digital financial infrastructure, Ensibuuko has over the past years, designed, and implemented life…

    Understanding the Role of the National Payment System in Effecting Financial Transactions

    CEO ReporterThought LeadershipMarch 9, 2021March 9, 2021

    By Michael Jjingo A national payment system (NPS) is a set of systems, policies, and infrastructures that enables consumers, businesses and other entities to effect financial transactions, including making payments…

    One on One: MTN’s Stephen Mutana Explains how Fintech, bank partnerships will deepen financial inclusion

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

    What is your take on Fintech as far as financial inclusion is concerned? Financial technologies promise to increase efficiency in delivering financial services and promote financial inclusion. Currently, mobile penetration…

    OPINION: Widening access to affordable savings, credit and insurance, especially for the rural woman key to unlocking the full potential of women

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThought LeadershipMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020

    By Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa Women’s Day has been commemorated internationally since 1911. In Uganda, personalities coming out of the affirmative action movement have dominated the political space for women, with…

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