Smallholder farmers have for long been exploited and cheated at various stages of the agricultural production; be it buying inputs, where they have been sold counterfeits, or selling their produce, where they have been exploited by middlemen who offer them very low prices. This has played a great deal in keeping them in abject poverty. Observing this […]
While majority of Uganda’s youth have resorted to running small businesses due to the high unemployment rate, their businesses suffer high failure rates due to, among others, inability to access credit. This is mainly because most lenders ask for collateral, which most of them do not have. However, Discount Cards Limited’s CardPesa solution, an online […]
While the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to market and sell their products and services online, in what is called the new normal, women-led businesses are still struggling to have online presence. This is partly because of limited digital skills. This is, however, set to change as Silicon Savannah Limited, a Financial […]
Cashless and contactless digital payments are increasingly playing a significant role in ensuring safety, speed, convenience, and seamlessness in business operations globally. It is this that Yo Uganda Limited, a technology solutions company, is extending to businesses and farmers across Ugandato improve their efficiency. Established in 2006, Yo Uganda entered the market offering low-cost international […]
While access to credit is what micro and small business owners need to expand their enterprises and work their way out of poverty, it is nearly impossible for them to get bank loans because they lack collateral. Given that they employ majority of Ugandans and contribute about 30% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, Numida, […]
With parents pacing against time juggling a number of things to make ends meet, anything that helps them conclude their children’s school affairs from wherever they are comes in handy. This is thanks to the emergence of the Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) that are offering a number of innovative solutions to not only ensure efficiency […]
The delay in settling digital money transactions is among the reasons most people in Uganda prefer cash to electronic transactions. This explains why Uganda is still a cash economy, with almost80% of transactions being cash. However, Pegasus Technologies, a Financial Technology Company (FinTech), continues to oil the shift from cash to cashless by supporting businesses and […]
More Ugandans are set to access health insurance following the introduction of Bomba MED, a micro health insurance product on the market. Innovated by Insure Small Small– a micro insurance strategy for the “forgotten consumer”, Bomba MED is a micro insurance product for malaria and typhoid. According to the Insure Small Small founder and Chief […]
When you talk about software engineering, many females will tell you that it is a preserve for males. This is basically because in addition to being a male-dominated field, most females think that software development is a hard discipline and thus should be pursued by men. To demystify that belief, however, Club Tangaza, an online […]
Uganda’s public transport system is marred with chaos as passengers and transport operators crisscross each other in the busy bus and taxi parks. This creates an inconvenience to passengers, especially those going on long journeys, who have to first endure the chaos to physically visit the transport service operators’ offices to book a ticket for […]
