When PostBank Uganda became Pearl Bank, the challenge extended beyond introducing a new name and visual identity. The bank had to ensure customers understood what the change meant for their accounts, deposits, loans and everyday banking services, while maintaining confidence…
When a business grows, the change is rarely confined to its owner. A new machine can increase production, an additional branch can create jobs, a larger contract can bring more suppliers into a value chain, and access to working capital…
After more than eight years at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, Dorcas Kiwemba Balimukuubo has moved to Pearl Bank as Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, taking on a position that connects the bank’s legal affairs with its boardroom. Balimukuubo joined…
Pearl Bank has confirmed Steven Mwesige as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)after a year in an acting capacity, giving him oversight of cybersecurity, data protection and security governance. Mwesige’s confirmation took effect in July 2026. He brings more than 15…
Uganda’s ambition to build a US$500 billion economy by 2040 will depend partly on how effectively it converts its mineral wealth into productive businesses. Yet, beyond the minerals beneath the ground lies another resource with significant economic potential: an estimated…
A year after changing its name from PostBank Uganda, Pearl Bank has crossed UGX1 trillion in lending, giving the government-owned bank one of its clearest growth markers since the rebrand. The loan book stood at about UGX760 billion at the…
Pearl Bank says “When You Grow, Uganda Prospers.” The more interesting question is whether the economics behind that promise can be seen and measured. Consider a maize farmer in Rakai. He has land, a crop to grow and potentially a…
Pearl Bank Uganda has a good problem on its hands. Wendi, the digital wallet launched by the then PostBank Uganda, is growing at a pace that makes it increasingly difficult to regard it as simply another payments product. Balances held…
The evolution of banking from what it was, brick-and-mortar, to what we are witnessing today is all thanks to the growth in technology and innovations that have enabled digitisation in banking, so that more people are ushered into formal financial…
One year ago, one of Uganda’s leading homegrown commercial banks embarked on one of the most significant transformations in its history. The institution formerly known as Post Bank Uganda unveiled a new identity as Pearl Bank, signalling far more than…
The transition in leadership at the Uganda Bankers Association comes at a pivotal moment for Uganda’s financial sector, defined by accelerating digital disruption, tightening macroeconomic conditions, rising credit risks, expanding regional integration, and the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence as…
For years, Centenary Bank stood almost alone as Uganda’s defining indigenous banking success story. It proved that a Ugandan-rooted financial institution could scale nationally, compete with multinational players, penetrate rural communities, mobilize grassroots savings, and earn the trust of millions.…
For years, Uganda’s banking sector has carried a familiar contradiction: strong profits, expanding balance sheets, rapid digital adoption, and rising deposits, alongside a quieter and more persistent limitation in its economic footprint. Banks have scaled. Financial systems have deepened. Transactions…
The official handover of the operating license to Pearl Bank Uganda Limited by the Governor of the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego, marks a significant milestone that dramatically repositions the institution for accelerated growth in market share. The…