By Our writer Many businesses always find themselves entangled in non-core business functions and end up giving little time to core operations, which affects their operations. Payments are one of those non-core operations that businesses, especially the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) tend to spend a lot of time on. To help them manage […]
By Our writer From bricks and cement to painting, plumbing and décor services, anyone undertaking a construction project can now access them under one roof, just with the click of a button, thanks to Kuzimba Services. Established in April 2020, Kuzimba Services, the online web Application, aids estate, site or home building by providing fast […]
By Our writer It is one thing to develop a financial solution and another thing for that solution to be accepted in the market. It is for that reason that Alpteq, an ICT Solutions a company that specialises in software development, decided to take a customer-centric approach in product development, to ensure that the financial […]
By our writer Merchandise Uganda is not only increasingly connecting more Ugandan businesses to buyers across the world, but is also helping them tap into the global financial system. Through the platform, many micro and small enterprises in Uganda that lacked online presence, due to among others, absence digital skills, have gained online presence, which […]
Our writer. Several people across the country have fallen victim to land evictions or have their pieces of land lying idle for lack of funds to develop them. In a bid to solve this challenge especially in the Buganda region where such cases are rampant, Buladde Financial Services, a Cooperative Society, was started by the […]
By Our writer It is estimated that at least 80 per cent of Ugandan farmers are smallholders. Despite their everyday challenges, they contribute the largest share of agricultural production. To help them boost production and increase their incomes, Green Shares, a social enterprise that started operations in 2019, is leveraging technology to unlock their potential […]
By Our writer While some people saw the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as a major setback, to Erasmus Okurut and his team at PayTota Uganda, it created an opportunity which they have grabbed with both hands. Okurut, the PayTota Chief Executive Officer, says the pandemic and the lockdown that followed thereafter opened their eyes […]
By Our writer Being cash strapped has never been a good experience for anyone, neither is the hassle of moving from one financial institution to another shopping for a good loan deal. This is, however, made easy with Jumo’s Wewole product, a micro-credit solution that provides a convenient way for mobile money subscribers to access […]
By Our writer SafeBoda, a company that started off as a ride-hailing App for Boda-Boda rides, is set to launch more products to further oil Uganda’s financial inclusion journey. According to the company’s Vice President of Payments and Financial Services Tim Jamieson, the company will over the next 12 months continue to build its payments […]
Our writer. The era of moving around from one lender to another shopping for the best loan deal could have come to an end, thanks to a solution by Enabling Finance Limited that links borrowers to professional money lenders. Dubbed Finablr, the product by the credit finance company seeks to create a platform to serve […]
By our writer While every business needs credit at one point to support enterprise growth, most Uganda Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and farmers have always been deprived of this. This is mainly because they lack collateral and financial records that most lending institutions require before giving out a loan. To bridge this gap, […]
By Our writer Travelling with loads of cash abroad to import goods has always been a big challenge for Ugandan businessmen who could at times get robbed, among the many risks associated with carrying hard cash. As it is said that there is no challenge too hard to find a solution for, UG-Mart, a Financial […]
By Our writer Despite the increasing use of mobile money services across the country, most Ugandans, especially those in rural areas, still find it hard to access these services due to long distances to trading centres where these services are always located. This is in addition to the high transaction fees. In bid to solve […]
By Our writer Electronic commerce is increasingly gaining momentum in Uganda and across Africa, having been ‘oiled’ by the 2020 outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that forced most businesses, irrespective of size to shift online. One company that has been at the forefront of Africa’s growing e-commerce business is Jumia, one of the continent’s biggest […]
By Our writer Offering the best services to customers is always at the heart of every business that wants to grow and live beyond its founders. To realize this, businesses have to invest in offering the best customer experiences which in turn breeds customer loyalty. And that is where Flutterwave comes in – a technology […]