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Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023: Applications Open to Ugandan Fintechs
By Mark Kawalya The 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) is currently open for applications in Uganda. VEI is…
NALA gets Payment Service Provider Approval from Central Bank of Tanzania
By Mark Kawalya NALA, an African payments company that mainly offers money transfer services, has received Payment Service…
Emata Wins Award at 2023 Global Startup Awards
By Mark Kawalya Emata Uganda has won the Best Newcomer Award at the 2023 Global Startup Awards (GSA)…
MTN Uganda Appoints Chief Community Officers to Boost Ties with Communities
By Mark Kawalya In an effort to enhance its community engagement efforts, MTN Uganda has announced the appointment…
Three Female-led Ugandan Startups among WiNFUND finalists
By Mark Kawalya WiNFUND, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting female-led health startups with measurable world impact, has…
Uganda’s Qiribu is Rolling Out Earned Wage Access Across East Africa
By Mark Kawalya Qiribu a Ugandan fintech has launched an earned wage access product, making it the first…
Flutterwave’s USD 52 million, Held on Money Laundering Suspicion, Released by Kenya.
By Mark Kawalya In the middle of 2022, payments firm Flutterwave found itself in a pickle after the…
Tax Revenues: Why there is a Drop in the Telecom Sector
By Mark KawalyaUganda’s telecommunications sector has, in the first half of the financial year, fallen to the fourth…
Helpware Expands into Uganda, Creates Employment Opportunities.
By Mark Kawalya A recent announcement shows that Helpware, a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company based in America,…
Kenya’s Copia Needs Payments Solutions Partners to Sustain Ugandan Expansion
By Mark Kawalya Online business-to-consumer (B2C) retailer Copia is seeking partners in the payment solutions sector as it…