Fintech Africa Archives – CEO East Africa

Ugandans transacting using mobile money. Courtesy Photo

Cash Is Expensive: Could Lower Mobile Money Taxes Save Uganda Billions?

Uganda is paying heavily to keep cash alive. Every year, trillions of shillings are absorbed into an economy still built around physical currency through the systems that print, transport, secure, store, and

April 15, 2026

Economy & Policy·Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

A visual showcase of the inaugural Africa CMO 100—featuring the continent’s most influential marketing leaders, including a strong Eastern Africa contingent and Hall of Fame inductee Sylvia Mulinge.

East Africa’s Marketing Leaders Shine in Africa CMO 100 Debut, with Sylvia Mulinge Inducted into Hall of Fame

Eastern Africa has taken a prominent place in Africa’s evolving brand and marketing leadership landscape, with 17 senior marketing leaders from across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia named among the continent’s most

March 31, 2026

Boards & Governance·News & Analysis

Q&A: As Debt Surges, Equity Group’s Mwangi Says It’s Time for African Governments to Hand Development Projects to Private Sector

In a sweeping call for economic recalibration across the continent, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, has urged African governments to “let the private sector take on development projects,”

December 1, 2025

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story

Teams from Stanbic Bank and SchoolPay who developed the new Stanbic FlexiLoan on SchoolPay pose for a group photo. The two institutions have worked together for more than a decade, transforming school fees digitisation and now pioneering Uganda’s first digital lending marketplace for schools.

SchoolPay and Stanbic Bank Unveil Uganda’s First Digital Lending Marketplace for Schools

SchoolPay, the digital education payments platform operated by Fincom Technologies, has partnered with Stanbic Bank Uganda to launch the country’s first digital lending marketplace for schools. The new Stanbic FlexiLoan on SchoolPay

November 28, 2025

Company News·News & Analysis