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Leadership coach, Dr. Oduor-Otieno to headline Uganda’s ESG-themed Annual Bankers’ Conference 2024

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJune 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA)⏤the umbrella association of financial institutions supervised by the Bank of Uganda⏤ has announced that the 2024 edition of its flagship Annual Bankers Conference shall be held…

Ugandan banking industry makes bold ESG move⏤ launches first-ever industry guiding framework

Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & AnalysisNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJune 5, 2024October 8, 2024

To guide and accelerate the standardised adoption of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) best practices, the Uganda banking industry, under the Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), has launched and committed to jointly…

PostBank’s Julius Kakeeto elected Uganda Bankers’ Association Chairman

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 20, 2024May 20, 2024

Members of the Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) held their annual general meeting on the 17th May 2024 and elected Mr. Julius Kakeeto, as the Association’s new Chairman. He replaces Ms….

UBA’s WILBROD OWOR: gnuGrid CRB’s Mobile Credit Score to de-risk bottom-of-the-pyramid lending

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsFinanceApril 25, 2024April 25, 2024

The recently launched Mobile Credit Score by gnuGridCRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) promises to further unlock access to credit for the vast majority of Ugandans in the…

STAKEHOLDERS: GnuGrid CRB and Airtel’s new Mobile Credit Scoring system to herald a new dawn in digital lending and financial inclusion

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024

Public and private sector stakeholders as well as development partners, in Uganda’s financial services ecosystem, have welcomed GnuGrid CRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce’s Mobile Credit Score as a significant milestone…

GnuGrid CRB and Airtel Mobile Commerce Launch Uganda’s First-Ever Mobile Credit Scoring System

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024

GnuGrid CRB, Uganda’s first and only indigenous credit reference bureau to be licensed by the Bank of Uganda and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited, a provider of affordable and secure…

Banks to stop penalising borrowers for early loan repayments this week

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 27, 2023November 27, 2023

This week, starting on December 1st 2023, millions of Ugandan borrowers from Supervised Financial Institutions (SFIs) have cause to smile. The SFIs, under their Uganda Bankers Association (UBA), will cease…

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the multi-billion shilling financial fraud hydra in Uganda’s financial industry and the industry-wide ambitious proposals to cut off its many heads

Muhereza KyamuteteraFinanceIndustry & AnalysisThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipApril 17, 2023April 30, 2023

On the evening of Friday, 09th September 2018, unknown persons hacked the mobile money float accounts of a payments aggregator company called Beyonic Ltd and originated payments amounting to UGX2,617,761,200….

Ugandans Hold UGX 8.5 Trillion in Fixed Deposits – BOU

URNFinanceAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020

Ugandans have stashed record amounts of cash in banks, an indicator Ugandans feared to spend their money with the coronavirus uncertainty still hovering around. Bank of Uganda data shows that…

Banks Restructured UGX 2.5 Trillion in May – Bankers Association

URNFinanceJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Banking institutions in May restructured loans worth UGX2.5 trillion as more businesses and individuals applied to have their loan repayments halted due to disruptions by Coronavirus-COVID-19. This is more than…