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Uganda: Roadmap on Digital Transformation for Uganda Launched
The ministry of ICT & National Guidance, UNDP and Centenary Technology Services (Cente-Tech), have started the process that will define Uganda’s long term ...
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Uganda: All borrowers must now have national IDs, BoU directs
What you need to know: According to Bank of Uganda, the requirement of financial cards will be revoked and a transition to national ...
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Uganda: MFS Africa gets three new licenses in Uganda
Cross-border payments platform, MFS Africa has acquired three new payment licences in Uganda. The Central Bank of Uganda approvedthe PSP (Payment Service Provider), ...
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Uganda: Telecoms harmonise cross network mobile money charges
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said MTN and Airtel have successfully completed the harmonisation of cross network money remittance charges during the second ...
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Uganda: URA Posts UGX26.9b Rental Income Tax Revenues in Q1 of FY 2022/2023
Following the deployment of the Rental Tax Compliance System in April 2022, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has collected UGX 26.9 billion in rental ...
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Uganda: Why central bank has no governor nine months on
Sunday, October 23, marked exactly nine months since Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the Bank of Uganda’s (BoU’s) Governor of just under 21 years, passed on. ...
Innovation
Ugandan fintech Hipipo ranked among the world’s Top 20 companies escalating innovation
Hipipo is the only African company on the American Magazine’s list. HiPipo was recognised for championing digital innovation and financial inclusion in Africa ...
Startup
Uganda: Tugende closes pre-Series B funding raising a total USD 10 million in equity and debt transactions arranged by Verdant Capital
Verdant Capital served as Tugende’s financial advisor and arranger with respect to its equity and debt capital raises Tugende, the innovative fintech platform ...
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Uganda: Housing Finance Bank Launches Online Govt Securities Portal That Allows Customers to Invest On the Go
Housing Finance Bank officially launched its Government Securities Portal with a campaign dubbed” Invest On The Go” at Mestil Hotel and Residences, Kampala. ...
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Uganda: ‘Govt fails to pay Shs11t BoU debt’
The government is struggling to find cash to meet many of its statutory obligations, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP) has ...