If you did a random survey around Kampala asking people why they vote for a given candidate, the answers would likely rotate around desire for better roads, security, equipped hospitals, schools, etc. This is because the ordinary person invests their entire trust in an elected leader for service provision. Very few people know that it […]
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Kampala Lord Mayor aspirant Innocent Kawooya has come to the rescue of presidential hopeful John Katumba by buying him a smart phone equipped with unlimited data and airtimefor the entire campaign period. The 24-year-old Katumba received the donations this afternoon when he paid a courtesy visit to Kawooya’s campaign office inKamokya where the two also […]
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Ugandan Financial Technology (FinTech) companies have been advised to involve more women in the conceptualization, designing and development of Fintech products and solutions that can tap into the underserved market segment of Ugandan women entrepreneurs. Damali Ssali, a Chartered Accountant, Business and Trade Development Expert, says that in a country where 48 per cent of all […]
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Damali Ssali; a Ugandan Chartered Accountant, Financial Inclusion Advocate, Business and Trade Development Expert has today urged start-ups to prioritize both proper financial management and quality products development because both are critical to the success of any business. Damali Ssali made these remarks while delivering a mentorship session themed Business Financing and Financial Management at […]
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Prof. Maggie Kigozi; a Ugandan Business Champion, Investment Promotion Expert, Entrepreneur, Farmer, Feminist, Chairperson of the Africa Scout Foundation and Senior Consultant at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has today asked young developers to work on their confidence and also respect humble beginnings. “Confidence is key for business success and for us women, […]
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When RG-Consult started working on the Nakasero Market portal that would allow people to order for groceries from the market and have them delivered to their residences, little did they know that it would become popular in a short time. However, the lockdown that followed the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda, forcing the government to institute […]
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Making financial services available to more people by lowering costs and barriers to access is increasingly becoming a key focus area for Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) that seek to ensure financial inclusion for all. Their transformative power owes to their ability to serve the once financially excluded people, using technology to facilitate mobile payments, provide […]
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By Our writer Many small farmers in Uganda usually sell their produce at giveaway prices as middlemen often exploit them by offering low prices even when the prevailing market prices are higher. This mainly happens because of lack of market information. However, this could soon be history, if all farmers adopt online technologies that seek […]
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As part of its on-going Financial Inclusion efforts, HiPipo has today launchedthe 40 DAYS 40 FINTECHs initiative with online registration currently underway. 40 DAYS 40 FINTECHs, running from 25th May to 5th July 2020 will have 40 Africa based FinTech companies get introduced to Mojaloop OSS and guided on how to best use this open […]
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) HiPipo Music Awards, Innocent Kawooya, has announced that the 9th annual HiPipo Music Awards, originally scheduled for 14th March 2020 at Victoria Hall of Kampala Serena Hotel has been postponed, owing to unexpected happenings that have made a key supplier unable to complete and later on ship major project necessities on […]
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