FINCA Uganda CFO Robinah Siima won the Young CFO Award at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer Awards 2025– an initiative of ACCA Uganda and Deloitte Uganda. Siima carries the kind of presence that makes you lean in. As a CFO, she brings a descriptive blend of discipline and modern financial thinking. In this wide-ranging conversation with Paul Murungi, Siima reflects on what it takes to achieve remarkable success early in a career. She shares the personal philosophy of consistency that shaped her into a strategic leader and explains why empathy and clarity are now non-negotiable qualities for…
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Appointed in June 2020, Peter Ssenyange is the Chief Financial Officer at Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda Limited), and is part of the leadership team that is transforming the bank into a value driver in the Ugandan economy. Under his leadership, the bank has achieved sustainability certification, won the Sustainability Award, and he was named CFO of the Year for his role in redefining sustainable finance and corporate governance in Uganda at the CFO Awards 2025, an initiative launched by Deloitte Uganda and ACCA Uganda. The awards highlight the critical role played by finance professionals in driving financial stewardship, strategic…
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By Peter Ssenyange For a long time, the success of a bank was measured in numbers: quarterly margins, loan-to-deposit ratios, and cost-to-income efficiency. But today, that narrative is being rewritten. In an era defined by global uncertainty, environmental awareness, and social transformation, profitability alone no longer tells the full story. The question that defines the future of banking is not whether a bank can be profitable, but whether it can be relevant to its customers, its community, and its country. As we transition from PostBank Uganda to Pearl Bank Uganda, we have embraced this truth as the foundation of our…
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has issued an operating license to Pearl Bank Uganda Limited, which formerly operated as PostBank Uganda, paving the way for the institution to commence business under its new name and identity. The license was handed to the Bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Julius Kakeeto, by the Bank of Uganda Governor, Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego, a symbolic phase in the Bank’s rebrand journey, signifying its official crossover from PostBank to its current designation, Pearl Bank Uganda Limited. The regulatory approval to rebrand to Pearl Bank follows the Bank’s five-year transformation strategy and its earlier elevation to a Tier…
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Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched a powerful new brand campaign—Keep Growing—positioned as both a celebration of Uganda’s resilience and a reaffirmation of the bank’s role in powering the nation’s long-term…
In a landmark partnership that signals collaboration over competition, Pearl Bank Uganda (formerly PostBank Uganda), a leading government-owned financial institution and Stanbic Bank Uganda, the country’s largest commercial bank, have…
Uganda’s agent banking industry has entered a new phase with latest data from Bank of Uganda painting a picture of a sector in full bloom. As of June 2025, the…
Uganda’s banking sector has cemented its recovery and resilience, posting a record UGX 1.9 trillion net profit for the year ended June 2025. This was a nearly an increase of…
Absa Bank Uganda has reintroduced its custody services in a move that underscores the bank’s commitment to deepening Uganda’s capital markets. The development provides institutional investors with secure, efficient, and compliant solutions to safeguard their assets while enabling seamless investment operations. A Strategic Milestone for Uganda’s Markets Speaking at the launch, David Wandera, Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda, described the development as a significant milestone for the bank and the country’s financial system. “Today marks an important milestone for Absa Bank Uganda as we reintroduce our custody services. With Uganda’s capital markets growing and institutional investors seeking secure, efficient,…
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Retired Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo has been appointed mediator in High Court matter HCT-00-CC-ME-0348-2025, pitting Dei Industries International Ltd against Equity Bank Uganda Ltd. The case, filed in 2024, had been allocated to Lady Justice Susan Abinyo of the Commercial Division, but on September 9, 2025, it went into mediation, with Justice Adonyo taking charge of the process. The next sitting is scheduled for September 24, 2025. Mediation is intended to resolve disputes amicably without going through the adversarial system. If the parties reach an agreement, it is adopted by the court. If it fails, the case reverts to…
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