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SME lending

Julius Kakeeto (3rd L), Pearl Bank Uganda Managing Director, Martin Mugisha, Executive Director Operations at Pearl Bank (C), receiving the Best Agri-SME Lender Accolade at Aceli Africa Uganda Stakeholder Roundtable from Aceli Africa CEO, Brian Milder (L), Aceli Africa Country Director, John Robert Okware (2nd L). Looking on are officials from Pearl Bank and Aceli Africa during the Aceli Africa Uganda Stakeholder Roundtable held on 11th February 2026 at Four Points by Sheraton in Kampala.

Pearl Bank Wins Top Agri-SME Lender Award as Aceli Africa Charts Next Phase of Agricultural Finance

Pearl Bank has been named Best Agri-SME Lender at the Aceli Africa Uganda Stakeholder Roundtable, in a recognition that underscores the bank’s growing influence in agricultural financing. The bank’s Supervisor for Agriculture
February 19, 2026
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Under the leadership of Annet Nakawunde, Finance Trust Bank has continued to post growth in assets, customers, and outreach—demonstrating operational resilience and strategic focus even after transitioning to a lower banking licence.

Finance Trust Bank becomes a Tier II Credit Institution: 10 things you must know

To begin with, the licence downgrade was not the result of weak performance or regulatory distress. Rather, it stemmed from structural shifts in Uganda’s banking regulatory framework. In recent years, the Bank
February 5, 2026
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A photo collage of Paul Russo, KCB Group CEO, Mark Mwongela Ngungi, a former PesaPal CEO and ex-PayPal executive, as its Group Director of Strategy and Innovation, and Pesapal Founder Agosta Liko.

From Three Transactions to a Banking Stake: How PesaPal’s 16-Year Grind Earned KCB’s Fintech Bet

Kenya’s largest lender, KCB Group Plc, has taken a calculated leap into the fintech frontier with the acquisition of a minority stake in PesaPal Limited, a leading regional payments company licensed by
November 4, 2025

 

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