If ESG were a person, at Letshego Uganda, he/she would not be seated in a boardroom quoting frameworks. It would be on the road, on the phone, and occasionally on a slightly unstable network connection: meeting customers where they are and figuring things out as it goes. That, in many ways, captures how the institution is choosing to champion Environmental, Social and Governance principles: practical, embedded, and keen to remind everyone that sustainability is about people, not perfection. ESG is not a side project or a glossy annual report chapter. It is treated as a going concern, woven into operations…
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MTN MoMo Uganda, in partnership with dfcu Bank and Letshego Uganda, has launched two new digital loan products aimed at giving more than 250,000 mobile money agents instant access to working capital. The move addresses a longstanding liquidity challenge that has constrained agent operations for years. The products, dfcu Bank Weekend Agent Loan and Letshego Agent Loan Float, have been added to the MoMo Agent Loans Marketplace, marking one of the most significant developments in Uganda’s digital financial services ecosystem in 2025. The launch aligns with MTN’s “Power To Be More” campaign, reinforcing its mission to empower agents and improve…
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At Letshego Uganda, improving lives has never been limited to our customers; it begins with our people. For 20 years, they have nurtured talent, unlocked potential and built a culture where careers flourish as the organisation thrives. Global consulting leader McKinsey & Company reinforces this belief: “The single biggest driver of business performance is the ability to unlock the potential of your people.” Letshego’s commitment to growth is reflected in a broad range of development channels: from structured mentorship and in-house knowledge transfer to leadership programs, cross-functional mobility, and digital learning platforms like Udemy Business. These tools ensure that whether…
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As the CEO of Letshego Uganda, Giles Aijukwe stands at the intersection of ambition and accountability, tasked with delivering financial growth in a sector still playing catch-up on inclusion. In this three-segment Q&A, the seasoned executive opens up about leading with conviction and building a values-based culture. What does “inclusive finance” truly mean to you, beyond the business jargon? To me, it is about dignity. It means ensuring that a market vendor in Gulu or a boda rider in Masaka has the same right to access financial solutions as a corporate professional in Kampala. It’s not charity; it’s creating systems…
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For two decades, Letshego Uganda has been more than a lender; it has been a partner in possibility. Since its entry in 2005, the institution has grown from a niche…
In this exclusive interview, Moses Akampurira, Digital Products Lead at Letshego Uganda, gives us a front-row seat into how this breakthrough is unfolding on the ground. Powered by real-time behavioural…
Looking back, 10 years ago, the whole concept of credit health was just beginning to take shape—banks were only starting to engage, and technology hadn’t really entered the scene yet….
To expand financial inclusion and extend much-needed credit to the financially underserved, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (Airtel Money) and Letshego Uganda have launched LetsGo Pesa digital loans. The unsecured microcredit facility that offers digital loans of between UGX20,ooo to UGX700,000 is made possible by gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score. Launched in January this year, the gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score, unlike the traditional and more conservative credit scoring system, relies on over 400 alternative data points, such as client mobile financial behaviour, to create a more comprehensive and inclusive credit score that assesses both the ability and willingness to…
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The Mobile Credit Score, recently launched by gnuGrid CRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL), will rapidly close the information asymmetry challenge in bottom-of-the-market lending, enhancing two-way lender-borrower trust and in due course shall reduce the cost of borrowing, Giles Aijukwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Letshego Uganda, one of the leading non-deposit-taking lenders has said. Mr. Aijukwe, who was a panellist at the launch of the Mobile Credit Score, hailed the Mobile Credit Score, the first of its kind as a transformational solution and said that it was mutually beneficial to lenders and borrowers alike. The first…
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Public and private sector stakeholders as well as development partners, in Uganda’s financial services ecosystem, have welcomed GnuGrid CRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce’s Mobile Credit Score as a significant milestone in the journey towards unlocking the transformative power of digital financial services in extending especially credit to the largely unbanked potential borrowers at the bottom of the pyramid. Speaking at the launch of the mobile credit scoring system on 24th January 2024 at Kampala Serena Hotel, Moses Ogwapus, the Commissioner of Financial Services at the Ministry Of Finance, Planning And Economic Development and the guest of honour at the launch,…
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