The landscape of Uganda’s fintech sector is set for a significant shift as Richard Yego, the Managing Director of MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited, prepares to step down on February 28, 2026. After a transformative four-year tenure that began in…
MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Uganda, under the leadership of Mr. Richard Yego as Managing Director, has officially launched the 2026 edition of its ‘Win School Fees for a Year and More’ campaign. Now in its third consecutive year, the initiative…
When the Kayoola E-Coach 13M rolled into the Metroplex Naalya parking lot this week, it wasn’t just completing a journey; it was fulfilling a prophecy of Ugandan self-reliance! At the heart of this homecoming was Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, the…
In a move that blends urban renewal with digital transformation, MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo) this week formally handed over the newly refreshed and modernised Lira Main Market to the city’s leadership. The project, commissioned on Friday, 19th…
In a powerful display of corporate social responsibility and community solidarity, Centenary Bank and MTN Uganda have today presented a collective cheque of Shs435 million to the Buganda Kingdom. The donation is earmarked for the completion of the long-awaited Accident…
Mengo League held their nerve when it mattered most, edging KOSA League 7–6 on penalties to win the MTN Inter-Alumni Futsal League final on Saturday, December 13, and clinch a fully paid trip to Morocco to support the Uganda Cranes…
MTN Uganda anticipates closing the financial year with good results in line with market guidance, driven by increased data consumption, sustained growth in mobile money services, and ongoing investment in network expansion, according to Chief Financial Officer Andrew Bugembe. Mr.…
The leadership team from MTN Mobile Money Uganda (MTN MoMo), headed by the CEO Richard Yego, conducted a high-level courtesy visit with the Governor of the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego, on Friday. The strategic engagement focused on strengthening…
The TransAfrican Electric Expedition received a high-profile welcome in the Kingdom of Eswatini over the weekend, transforming the event into a celebration of African engineering and technological partnership. Key leaders from MTN Eswatini and MTN Uganda joined Eswatini government officials…
A high-level Ugandan delegation, led by South African High Commissioner Paul Amoru, visited MTN South Africa on Friday, December 5, 2025, to establish strategic collaborations focused on leveraging technology and innovation for accelerated continental progress. The engagement, hosted by MTN…
Safaricom Plc, East Africa’s largest telecommunications provider under the leadership of Dr. Peter Ndegwa as CEO, is undergoing a massive ownership restructuring following a multi-billion-dollar agreement that will see Vodafone Kenya Limited significantly increase its stake. The deal, valued at…
The launch of the Stanbic Digital Creators Summit 2025, to be held on December 11th at Speke Resort Munyonyo, has been hailed as a pivotal moment for Uganda’s fragmented digital space, signalling a unified effort to treat the creator economy…
A new chapter in strengthening Uganda’s digital financial ecosystem was unveiled on Monday as MTN MoMo officially launched the MoMo Agent Loans Marketplace, a collaborative platform designed to tackle the persistent challenge of agent liquidity. The initiative, launched in partnership…
Uganda’s commitment to youth-led climate action took center stage as MTN Uganda, in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) Uganda, announced the national winners of the PachiPandaUG25 Innovation Challenge on Friday. The program successfully accelerated youth-led solutions focused…
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…