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    Pearl Bank and Stanbic Join Forces to Merge Digital Wallets for Uganda’s Financial Inclusion Drive

    Paul MurungiCompany NewsOctober 23, 2025October 23, 2025

    In a landmark partnership that signals collaboration over competition, Pearl Bank Uganda (formerly PostBank Uganda), a leading government-owned financial institution and Stanbic Bank Uganda, the country’s largest commercial bank, have…

    Bank of Uganda Moves to Establish a Cyber Incident and Forensics Investigation Laboratory

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryFebruary 11, 2025February 12, 2025
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    eTranzact, one of Africa’s largest cross-border digital banking and payments providers, launches in Uganda

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryOctober 17, 2024October 17, 2024

    eTranzact Platform Limited Uganda, a subsidiary of eTranzact Global, has formally launched its operations in Uganda, promising to both transform cross-border payments as well as “reduce transaction costs by at…

    AI is the key to greater financial inclusion⏤ lessons from PostBank Uganda’s Wendi mobile wallet 

    Andrew KabeeraNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipAugust 24, 2024August 24, 2024

    The future of financial inclusion in this country and across the world will depend squarely on how efficiently and effectively the financial industry collects data from the millions of people…

    Interswitch Uganda’s Peter Kawumi elevated to East African Regional Managing Director role

    The CEO Magazine TeamC-Suite LeadershipCEO Of The WeekCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023

    Following a spirited four and a half years as the Country General Manager of Interswitch in Uganda, Peter Kawumi has been elevated to the Regional Managing Director, East Africa.  In…

    Frank Molla, Sub-Saharan Africa’s go-to man on everything fintech and digital payments 

    Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipThe Big StoryThought LeadershipMarch 7, 2023March 7, 2023

    Not only has he worked for the world’s leaders in digital payments at senior levels, but he has also done so at a scale. Molla is presently the Managing Director…

    COVID-19: Rugunda unveils NITA-built crowdfunding platform

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsTechnology & InnovationMay 12, 2020May 12, 2020

    The Office of the Prime Minister has this morning unveiled a citizen fundraising platform aimed at assisting the government of Uganda in mobilising resources and funds from its citizenry and…

    How Stone Atwine and his Eversend digital bank, plan to replace traditionally conservative and largely inefficient brick and mortar banks

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryMarch 10, 2020March 11, 2020

    Who is Stone Atwine? A guy who asks “why?” Haha, my friends have described me like this many times. I’ve been around for some time. I’ve worked in financial technology…

    Uganda Bankers Association and Fintechs association to collaborate on digital financial services product development

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesTechnology & InnovationMarch 9, 2020March 10, 2020

    The Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) and Financial Technology Service Providers Association (FITSPA) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement aimed at promoting innovation, knowledge sharing and professional practices in the development…

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