Tag Archives: Banking

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In recognition of an uncertain economic environment, Absa Bank Uganda has announced special financing packages intended to help customers kick start the new year on a stronger footing. The enhanced financing offering targeting salaried individuals includes a 2-month repayment holiday upfront, 0% arrangement fees …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Practitioners in the banking and financial services industry have been urged to maintain their ethics amid the current slowdown in economic activity, the Executive Director for Supervision at the Bank of Uganda – Dr Twinemanzi Tumubweine – has said. While addressing bankers during …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Equity Bank Uganda Limited has announced the appointment of Anthony Kituuka as the new Managing Director with immediate effect. The announcement, which was made by the Board of Directors, follows the promotion of Samuel Kirubi who was the Managing Director to the position …

COMMENT | Denis Jjuuko – #OutToLunch |  In early 1983, the Catholic Church in Uganda set up a scheme that targeted the majority of Ugandans — folks in rural areas, the majority of which were unbanked. Ten years later, the scheme turned into a commercial bank that still largely caters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As one of the strategies to further improve customer experience and deliver services to its customers conveniently, Equity bank has launched a high-tech contact centre. The new Contact Centre will allow the Bank to deliver improved support conveniently to the nearly 1.6 million customers 24/7. …

Xente Launches Visa Business Cards in Partnership with Visa Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG |  Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku, State Minister for ICT and National Guidance, has said that by Xente attracting a partnership with Visa – the world’s leader in digital payments – Ugandan innovators have shown they can have an …

  Absa Group operations demonstrating continued strong recovery Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Group headline earnings increased 27% to Rands 11 billion in the first half of the year as revenue increased, demonstrating a continued strong recovery from the global economic downturn in 2020. Absa reported solid pre-prevision …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The banking industry is worried over the rate at which the cost of living in Uganda is rising threatening the recovery of the economy. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics reports that headline inflation steadily increased to 6.8 per cent at the end of June, from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To celebrate the Chipper Cash four-year journey in Uganda, the company treated some of its users to a breakfast customer meet at Mestil Hotel Friday. Speaking at the breakfast that had key media personalities Anne Kansiime and Timothy Code as hosts, Dan Tumuramye the Country …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has adopted the proposed changes in the Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions-MDIs Act 2003. According to the proposed changes, MDIs will now offer all services offered by other banks, which has not been the case. The Minister of Information and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi communicated …