Fintechs in Uganda

VIDEO: Chipper Cash’s CEO, Ham Serunjogi, makes a case for his newly launched Chipper Fractional Stocks product

Muhereza KyamuteteraFintechsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 11, 2021November 11, 2021

In this video speech made today, Ham Serunjogi, Co-founder & CEO, Chipper Cash speaks about the Chipper Fractional Stocks Product, in his words— “probably our most impactful, product since the…

PRODUCT REVIEW: Run your education institution efficiently and profitably with School Suite & SchoolPay by Service Cops

Muhereza KyamuteteraFinanceFintechsIndustry & AnalysisThe Big StoryOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021

The education sector in Uganda constitutes at least 5% of GDP. That is the equivalent of UGX 7.4 trillion. So yes schools are big business. And yes, just like many…

Absa Uganda point of sale terminals start accepting MTN MoMoPay payments

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFinanceIndustry & AnalysisThe Big StoryJuly 7, 2021July 7, 2021

Absa Bank Uganda and MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited have today announced the introduction of mobile money payment functionality, also known as MTN MoMoPay on Absa Point of Sale (POS)…

Hackers break into mobile money system, make off with unspecified billions belonging to Airtel, MTN, Stanbic, and other financial institutions

Muhereza KyamuteteraFinanceThe Big StoryOctober 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Unidentified hackers broke into the systems of Pegasus Technologies, a company that integrates mobile money transactions between telcos, banks, and other local, regional, and international money transfer services, making off…

COVID-19: Africa e-commerce fintech, Xente offers to digitise Ugandan small businesses for free

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFinanceICTThe Big StoryApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

As Uganda’s 14-day lockdown enters into day 2 and businesses generally suffer from Covid-19 related travel restrictions, Xente Tech, an African e-commerce, and financial services fintech has offered to migrate…

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

Muhereza KyamuteteraFinanceICTThe 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 KyamuteteraFinanceICTMarch 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…