Less than a year after Standard Chartered announced its plan to exit its Wealth and Retail Business (WRB) segment, the long-anticipated transfer to Absa Uganda has entered a decisive phase. On 24 October, Absa confirmed that it would acquire Standard Chartered’s entire WRB portfolio, including clients, staff, deposits, and assets. It is one of the most significant realignments in Uganda’s banking sector in recent years. The deal has now moved to the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC), which on 18 November issued a formal Notice of Inquiry. The inquiry will evaluate whether the transaction could reduce competition in the COMESA region…
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Less than a year after Standard Chartered Bank announced plans to exit its Wealth and Retail Business (WRB) segment as part of a global restructuring strategy, the long-anticipated transaction has now materialized. Absa, just like many had projected, has stepped in as the acquirer, with the deal formally announced on 24 October, expected to transfer all Standard Chartered’s WRB clients, assets, and employees to Absa. It is one of the most significant realignments in Uganda’s banking sector in recent years, following Standard Chartered’s November 2024 declaration of intent to divest from retail operations to focus on its Corporate and Investment…
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Absa Bank Uganda has entered into an agreement to acquire the Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) business of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda. The acquisition marks a major shift in Uganda’s…
At the recently concluded Annual Bankers Conference, some of Uganda’s most influential banking leaders stepped away from the boardroom and into the spotlight. Representing institutions that collectively control a significant share of the industry’s deposits, loans, and profits, these CEOs shape the pulse of Uganda’s financial system and, by extension, much of the country’s economic direction. Among them were Julius Kakeeto of PostBank and Chairman of the Uganda Bankers’ Association; Mumba Kalifungwaof Stanbic Bank Uganda; Sanjay Rughani of Standard Chartered; Fabian Kasi of Centenary Bank; Godfrey Sebaana of Diamond Trust Bank Uganda; and Robin Bairstow of I&M Bank Uganda. Together,…
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Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has unveiled its latest deposit campaign dubbed “Jaguza ne Standard Chartered,” designed to reward clients for saving, transacting and maintaining deposits with the Bank. Running from…
As we mark this year’s World Environment Day under the theme “Ending Global Plastic Pollution”, we are reminded that the choices we make today as leaders, institutions and individuals will…
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Chief Executive, Sanjay Rughani has indicated that a number of major banks have expressed interest in acquiring the bank’s Retail and Wealth Business. The London-based group announced in November last year its intention to sell its Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) businesses in Botswana, Uganda, and Zambia, as it seeks to concentrate resources on serving the cross-border needs of global corporate and financial institution clients. “We’re currently looking at the right partners who can buy that business. We’ve got a lot of interest but it’s still all work in progress…because it is a discussion with a…
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In an era where digital technology has become the backbone of modern business operations, the importance of Information and Cyber Security (ICS) cannot be overstated. As Uganda’s financial sector embraces…
Yustus Aribariho, one of Uganda’s finest brains in the financial services space, has spent more than two decades of his banking career at Standard Chartered Bank. He is no stranger to digital transformation programs and has vast experience across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Until recently, he was the Global Head of Digital Platforms for Standard Chartered Bank, based in Dubai, UAE. With that experience, Yustus decided to step down from the role in January 2024 and, with funding from Standard Chartered Ventures (SC Ventures), co-founded Furaha Financial Limited, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. Standard Chartered Ventures is…
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Hardly two years after arriving in Uganda to take up her very first CEO role at Uganda’s largest telco, MTN Uganda, Sylvia Mulinge has emerged as Uganda’s most admired CEO, in the CEO East Africa Magazine’s inaugural 100 Leading & Most Admired CEOs In Uganda Survey. The 2-in-1 CEO East Africa Magazine’s Most Trusted and Respected Companies & The Most Admired CEOs in Uganda Survey 2024 is part of the magazine’s thought leadership agenda that seeks to create a body of knowledge on what exactly great companies and great leaders are made of, as well as recognise them. “This, we…
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