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…
Arthur Kiwanuka, Head of Affluent Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda, says his core mission is to help clients build sustainable wealth and achieve their financial aspirations by identifying the right…
In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, Stanbic Bank is strengthening its role as a trusted companion for individuals and families seeking to build and preserve generational wealth. According to Bernice…
Stanbic Bank’s Head of Personal Banking, Israel Arinaitwe, often returns to a lesson Adam Smith captured in The Wealth of Nations: economic progress depends on a society’s stock of capital….
Money remains expensive in Uganda. Bank of Uganda has kept its Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 9.75% since August 2025, one of the longest periods without adjustment. The message is…
A new chapter in Uganda’s digital finance landscape is quietly unfolding as Stanbic’s FlexiPay and Pearl Bank’s (formerly PostBank) Wendi Wallet join forces to create one of the country’s most…
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…
The rapid growth of digital and mobile lending is transforming Uganda’s financial landscape. It is expanding access to credit for millions who were previously excluded from the formal banking system….
Uganda’s banking sector has never been stronger on paper. And the Bank of Uganda’s latest Financial Soundness Indicators show why. Banks, the indicators show, are heavily capitalized, flush with liquidity,…
The private sector entered August on a cautious but hopeful note. Two major business surveys show that while the economy remains on a growth path, financial strain and weak present…
