43% of banks cited the rise of fintechs and challenger banks as the biggest threats to their business according to the third edition of the African Digital Banking Transformation Report…
Tower Corporation of Africa (Tower Co Africa), a company incorporated in Port Louis, Mauritius has acquired 90% of Ubuntu Towers Uganda Limited (UBUNTU). Tower Co Africa is a wholly-owned subsidiary…
Reduced intra and foreign trade as well as travel restrictions imposed by government to contain the spread of the Covid-19 causing coronavirus has badly hit telecom companies in Uganda. According…
Silvia Nyambura Smart Telecom has become the 7th player to join Uganda’s competitive telecom sector after having bought off Sure Telecom’s operations in Uganda as well as established in Tanzania…
By Taddewo Senyonyi After successfully integrating Warid customers into the Airtel family, Airtel Uganda has relaunched a bigger and better brand, with a new thematic promise, dubbed: “Together we can
Silvia Nyambura Centenary Bank account holders will no longer have to visit Umeme offices to pay their electricity bills following the unveiling of a partnership between the two companies dubbed…
By Patrick Kagenda In a bid to return UTL to sound competitiveness in the telecoms sector, UTL has appointed Mr. Stephen Kaboyo the Managing Director and founder at the Alfa…
Silvia Nyambura MTN Uganda has announced that it recorded an increase in SMS traffic by 1 million from 14 million to 15 million for the festive period between December,24, 2013…
Silvia Nyambura With the growing trends in technology, MTN Uganda through the MTN Foundation has continued to helped bridge the digital divide in the country with the recently commissioned Ushs…
By Taddewo Senyonyi While bringing financial services to the people is one step towards cultivating a saving culture and ultimately fighting poverty, most of the banking activity is concentrated around Kampala, the country’s…
