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    Centenary Bank Joins thousands at the 2025 Kampala City Festival

    Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

    Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading microfinance bank, joined thousands of Kampala residents to celebrate the Kampala City Festival 2025 on 12th October 2025, under the theme “Celebrating Enterprise and Innovation in…

    Centenary, KCB and PostBank Dominate Agent Banking Recruitment as Transactions Hit UGX 29 Trillion-BoU Report

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryOctober 14, 2025October 14, 2025

    Uganda’s agent banking industry has entered a new phase with latest data from Bank of Uganda painting a picture of a sector in full bloom. As of June 2025, the…

    Ugandan Banks Post Record UGX 1.9 Trillion Profit as Customer Deposits Surge to UGX 41.6 Trillion-BoU Report

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

    Uganda’s banking sector has cemented its recovery and resilience, posting a record UGX 1.9 trillion net profit for the year ended June 2025.  This was a nearly an increase of…

    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,…

    VisionFund Uganda Unveils Its New Head Office and 26th Branch in Kamwokya — A Milestone of Growth and Impact.

    Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 10, 2025October 10, 2025

    VisionFund Uganda (VFU), a leading Christian Microfinance Institution, on Friday, 3rd October 2025, commissioned its new head office premises and 26th branch, located at Plot 45 Kiira Road in Kamwokya,…

    PostBank becomes the first Commercial Bank in Uganda to earn the Esteemed Sustainability Certification from a European Body

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StorySeptember 29, 2025October 7, 2025

    Postbank, which is rebranding to Pearl Bank Uganda, has been awarded the prestigious Sustainability Certification by the European Organization for Sustainable Development (EOSD), demonstrating the Bank’s efforts and commitment to…

    dfcu Bank Expands Footprint in Western Uganda with Grand Opening of Fort Portal Branch

    Brian EmorutNews & AnalysisSponsored ContentSeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025

    dfcu Bank, one of Uganda’s leading financial institutions, has officially launched its 55th branch in Fort Portal Tourism City, strategically located along Babiiha Road. This expansion underscores dfcu Bank’s commitment…

    PostBank Staff Equipped on Green Financing Initiatives as the Bank Responds to the Global Sustainability Agenda

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsSeptember 17, 2025September 22, 2025

    PostBank Uganda, which is rebranding to Pearl Bank has collaborated with adelphi to provide a 3-day hands-on capacity building initiative for its staff, designed to enable them to gain insights…

    Governance at the Grassroots: Rethinking Corporate Governance through the Lens of SACCOs

    CEO East Africa MagazineThought LeadershipSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

    When East Africans think of corporate governance, the imagination often stretches to urban boardrooms where directors debate strategy and compliance. Yet some of the most decisive governance questions for our…

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