Key leaders who gathered at the inaugural Kampala Blockchain Summit, held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, agreed that the future of Uganda’s economy lies in harnessing the potential of emerging technologies like blockchain to boost national productivity. The central challenge…
As Uganda’s digital economy expands at an unprecedented pace, the need for robust cybersecurity has become more than a technical concern; it’s a critical national priority. The rapid growth of fintech, mobile connectivity, and e-services, while transformative, has simultaneously widened…
Following a wave of public complaints on social media about mobile money thefts, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego, has issued a statement to address the growing concern among Ugandans. The rise in mobile money fraud, including cases…
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has taken a significant step in the fight against financial fraud with the appointment of Dr. Tumubweinee Twinemanzi as Chairman of the Financial Sector Anti-Fraud Consortium. Dr. Twinemanzi is the Executive Director, National Payment Systems…
By Our Staff Writer As Uganda’s economy continues to digitize and diversify, the financial sector has seen an impressive transformation, particularly within the forex bureau and money remittance subsector. According to the Bank of Uganda, this subsector processed over Shs17.82…
By Joseph KanyamunyuDirector, Public Affairs & Government Relations, Publics Africa Communications In February 2024, Uganda crossed a critical threshold. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global authority on combatting illicit finance, removed our country from its grey list a…