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    Fintechs

    In the 12 months to June 30, 2025, mobile money and e-money providers transferred UGX 10.8 billion in closed-account balances to the central bank for safekeeping, which brought the total accumulation in unclaimed e-money to UGX88.1 billion.

    UGX88.1 billion Remains Unclaimed at BoU in Dormant Mobile Money Accounts

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 10, 2025October 17, 2025

    At least UGX 88.1 billion remains unclaimed in closed mobile money and other e-money accounts, a Bank of Uganda report shows. The money, which is currently held Bank of Uganda…

    How Brian Mutungi is Powering Market by MoMo and MTN’s E-commerce Vision in Uganda

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryJuly 11, 2025July 12, 2025

    From the humble days at DFCU Bank as a direct sales executive to enabling homeownership through mortgage financing at Stanbic Bank, it was clear that Brian Mutungi Tukahirwa had a…

    Fintechs shaping Uganda’s financial operations and inclusion

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryMay 5, 2025May 9, 2025

    If there is one sector that is experiencing a continuous revolution, it is financial technology (Fintech). The sector seems to be in constant motion, transforming how businesses and people transact,…

    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…

    PROFILES⎮ Meet MTN MoMo’s fluent-in-fintech dozen leading the search for Mo shared growth

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryJuly 11, 2024July 13, 2024

    Of this, MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo) the fintech subsidiary of MTN Uganda, Uganda’s largest telco commanded a lofty market share of 12.36 million active customers (56% market…

    Ugandan Tech Firm, Service Cops Releases SchoolPay ERP⏤ A Major Upgrade to SchoolPay- the Revolutionary Educational Institutions Management Solution

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024

    Service Cops, a Ugandan technology company with a presence in the Great African Lakes region has today announced major upgrades to its SchoolPay solution, introducing SchoolPay ERP. The new SchoolPay…

    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…

    Ugandan Fintech Chipper Cash Celebrates Major Milestone, Issues its One Millionth Virtual Card.

    Jonathan N. LubwamaBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsNews & AnalysisTechnology & InnovationSeptember 30, 2023September 30, 2023

    Pan African fintech, Chipper Cash, has just hit a major milestone. They have issued over one million Chipper Cash virtual cards to people not only in Africa but also beyond….

    Investing in Grit and Perseverance: John Viannie Wasswa and the Cyanase Startup Story. 

    Jonathan N. LubwamaEntrepreneurshipExecutive ProfilesTechnology & InnovationThe Big StorySeptember 29, 2023September 29, 2023

    I have always wondered how founders, who start out while at university build startups from scratch. At that stage, the majority of founders have neither the experience nor the resources…

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