Tag Archives: Mobile Money

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has asked mobile money operators and fuel dealers in the country to report suspicious unusual transactions. The call by the police follows last week’s bomb explosions that left two people killed. On October 23, a bomb exploded at a pork joint …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opening of the sale of shares of MTN Uganda to the public has caused a stir among Ugandans, especially on the possible risks and what some have assumed as the exclusion of the mobile money business from the deal. As a requirement by the …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Nakaseke has arrested two men after they attempted to rob a mobile money shop. The suspects have been identified as Stuart Taremwa and the other only identified as Duncan. They attacked Viola Nakigudde in her shop on Thursday at Butikwa cell in Kiwoko …

PostBank Uganda has been appointed to disburse the government COVID-19 relief funds to the select Ugandans heavily impacted by the pandemic Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda has been appointed to disburse the government COVID-19 relief funds to the select Ugandans impacted by the pandemic and the ongoing lockdown, …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding a man who has been targeting mobile money operators in Arua city. Police picked up Alex Leku, a businessman from Ariwara town in DR Congo over the weekend after registering a complaint from one of his victims. It is alleged that Leku …

Why Nabbanja is right and others wrong Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is attempting a new way of getting a Shs100, 000 (Approx.US$28) one-off cash relief to people who might have slipped into poverty as a result of the ongoing 42-day lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mobile Money services have now been completely detached from the regulation of the Uganda Communications Commission to that of the Bank of Uganda (BOU), amidst questions and fears from the customers. Last month, the Bank of Uganda started implementing the National Payments System Act …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government’s plan to distribute Covid-19 relief aid to Uganda has drawn criticism from different organizations. The government said it would use mobile money to get money to the vulnerable people who are affected by the lockdown to contain the second Covid-19 wave. Unlike last …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has announced the separation of Airtel Money from its Telecom Business. Technically, the Airtel Money Business has been transferred to Airtel’s affiliate, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (“AMC Uganda”). The business separation complies with a new law –  the National Payment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Starting June 1st, Ugandans will have mobile money transactions run by companies separate from the traditional telecoms that have been operating the business. This follows the licensing of three companies to operate mobile money services in Uganda including MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd and Airtel Mobile …