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    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…

    3 years after being spun off the parent company, MTN Mobile Money is emerging into Uganda’s largest fintech

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJune 4, 2024June 4, 2024

    Ahead of the fintech’s 3rd anniversary, CEO East Africa Magazine’s Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera, spoke to Richard Yego as well as Jemima Kariuki-Njuguna, the Chief Product Officer; Stephen Mutana, the…

    Taking a few bets on a few big things⏤ How Sylvia Mulinge got MTN back on an accelerated growth path

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 12, 2024March 12, 2024

    On Tuesday 4th October 2022 in a press conference to introduce Sylvia Mulinge, as MTN Uganda’s new Chief Executive Officer, Charles Mbiire, the MTN Uganda Board Chairman and 3rd largest…

    PostBank’s Wendi hits UGX200 bn in payments to over 200,000 PDM beneficiaries

    CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsThe Big StoryFebruary 24, 2024February 24, 2024

    In just four months after its launch, PostBank Uganda’s digital wallet, Wendi has hit a record UGX200 billion in payments to over 200,000 Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries countrywide.  According…

    At 25, MTN is pioneering innovation and transforming Uganda’s Fintech landscape

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesTechnology & InnovationThought LeadershipNovember 23, 2023November 23, 2023

    By Richard Yego Over the past 25 years, MTN has played an instrumental role in shaping Uganda’s telecommunications and digital economy, marking a journey characterized by innovation and transformation. Our…

    The rise of the Ugandan CEO – why more Ugandans are being trusted to run blue chip companies at home and abroad 

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsC-Suite LeadershipNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryThe Uganda 300 IndexFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023

    The year 2022 was a great year for the Ugandan Executive. More than 10 Ugandans rose to become Chief Executives of some of Uganda’s largest and most influential companies, as…

    EXCLUSIVE: MTN taps Richard Yego as its first Managing Director, of the now independent MTN Mobile Money unit

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 15, 2022January 15, 2022

    MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited, the wholly owned mobile money subsidiary of MTN Uganda, has picked Richard Yego as its first substantive Managing Director, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively…

    NSSF Agency service: Members can submit Contributions at 300 dfcu agent locations as the Fund cuts Operation costs

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsOctober 23, 2020October 23, 2020

    National Social Security Fund (NSSF) members can now make their social security transactions at the nearest agent in their neighborhood without visiting the Fund offices. This comes after the Fund…

    Q&A: 2 years, 7,600 agents and over UGX2.5 trillion transacted, agent banking is unstoppable; it is the future of banking

    CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsThe Big StoryJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

    First of all, tell us about the Agent Banking Company of Uganda Limited- who owns it and how is it run? Agent Banking Company of Uganda Limited (ABC) was incorporated…

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