Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has put in place initiatives to support local firms’ capacity, growth and competitiveness for better business opportunities. The initiatives that are already in practice include, the NSSF Suppliers Forum, access to finance through advance payments for high …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) through its financial inclusion programme, Scale2Save, is holding a 2-day conference on 27 – 28th April 2022, at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The conference will discuss the importance of inclusive financial services for Ugandan women, youths and …
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PSFU hosts a High-Level Public-Private Policy Dialogue on the status of the East Africa Community integration process on investments and job creation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has urged the Uganda government and the private sector to focus on tapping into the DRC …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an effort to understand the state of Uganda’s technology landscape, The Innovation Village in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation yesterday released a developer survey report dubbed “DevScape”. DevScape aims to analyze the current state of the developer landscape in Uganda and find ways …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private sector players have charged government to implement policies that support recovery of businesses especially in the midst of the pandemic. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda continues to threaten the economy as infection rates rise to 77,505 and reported deaths …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Technological advancements, innovations continue to emerge in the world economy to facilitate transactions and related services across sectors of life. On Jan.11, Airtel Uganda, in partnership with Mastercard introduced a virtual debit card offering to enable customers transact online globally. The virtual (non-plastic) card allows …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | JULIUS BUSINGE | Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, has launched Fintech Express in the Middle East and Africa, a program designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion, it said in a Sept.29 statement. Leveraging the power of partnerships and Mastercard’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are paying way too much to use their cards at different Automated Teller Machines with commercial banks blaming the issue of foreign switch providers and the cost of moving money. The switch service providers, including Visa, China Union Pay and MasterCard enable one to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small scale farmers across Uganda can now access a digital platform for market, inputs and buyers of their produce thanks to a new partnership between Financial services firm MasterCard and US African Development Foundation (USADF). USADF, a United States government Africa agency, will work …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading Pan-African Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC in partnership with leading global payments and technology company, MasterCard, are giving away all- expenses paid trips to the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League to 12 lucky UBA Mastercard holders. The participating countries are …
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