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    Pebuu Africa

    John Paul Semyalo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pebuu Africa, a fast-growing fintech and last-mile financial infrastructure company helping banks across Africa manage and scale their agent banking networks through technology, field supervision, and data-driven oversight. Under his leadership, Pebuu has built a nationwide network of supervisors and digital tools that strengthen compliance, reduce fraud, and expand financial access in remote and underserved communities.

    Pebuu’s John Paul Ssemyalo: Reimagining Africa’s Agent Banking and Last-Mile Digital Economy for Efficiency and Scale

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 8, 2026March 9, 2026

    As agent banking accelerates across Africa, moving trillions of shillings annually and expanding deep into trading centres, border towns, and island communities, the real challenge is no longer access. It…

    A Pebuu field supervisor supports an authorised bank agent at a local market, a scene that captures the quiet infrastructure behind Uganda’s agent banking boom. As trillions of shillings move through kiosks and trading centres each year, Pebuu’s on-the-ground teams ensure compliance, visibility, and operational discipline across Africa’s expanding last-mile financial networks.

    Who is Pebuu: The Ugandan Company Quietly Powering Africa’s Largest Agent Banking Networks

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

    Across Africa, the banking hall is no longer the epicentre of financial services. It is the agent kiosk in a trading centre in Arua. The POS terminal inside a hardware…

    Pebuu Africa and Hamilton Telecom are set to Join Forces to Accelerate Uganda’s Digital Transformation

    Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsEntrepreneurshipTechnology & InnovationOctober 31, 2024October 31, 2024

    Pebuu Africa and Hamilton Telecom are set to enter into a strategic partnership. Hamilton will leverage Pebuu’s nationwide presence and footprint to advance digital transformation in the distribution and retail…

    Ugandan fintech, Pebuu Africa wins impact investment accolade at Go Global Awards in the U.S.

    The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 9, 2023November 9, 2023

    It was all shouts and jubilations in Rhode Island USA as Pebuu Africa, one of Uganda’s leading fintech firms scooped a prestigious Go Global Award for impact investment at the…

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