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Cheque Transactions Drop by 3.6% as BoU Pushes for More Digital Payments

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial Services The Big StoryOctober 13, 2025October 21, 2025

Payments through cheques in Uganda’s financial eco-system continues to decline as Bank of Uganda (BoU) intensifies efforts to promote digital and electronic payments. Latest data from the central bank shows…

BoU Report: Cash Still Rules, but Digital Payments Are Catching Up

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 13, 2025October 21, 2025

Despite the steady rise of mobile money, fintechs, and online banking, cash continues to dominate Uganda’s payment landscape. Bank of Uganda (BoU), in its latest currency and payment systems report,…

NITA-U’s Collin Babirukamu Appointed BoU’s IT Executive Director

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive Profiles The Big StoryFebruary 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Uganda’s central bank, the Bank of Uganda (BoU), has appointed Collin Babirukamu as its new Executive Director of Information Technology. This move is set to bolster the central bank’s digital…

COVID-19: Rugunda unveils NITA-built crowdfunding platform

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany News Technology & 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…