Uganda is an African country. The country got independence in 1962. Uganda’s prime bank is Standard Bank, Grindlays UK, Barclays Uk and bank of Baroda India. Bank of Uganda is the central bank of Uganda but in the Ugandan language, it is called Benki Kuu ya Uganda. The central bank of Uganda was established in 1966 after 4 years of its independence. Bank of Uganda is a state-owned bank. Bank of Uganda is overseeing the country’s banks to manage cost balance and establish a solvent economical system. A stable financial system is for financial institutions to perform their normal functions, that is to intermediary funds and facilitate payments between savers and investors. In this post, you will get all information about Banks in Uganda.
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The Central Bank of Uganda Benki Kuu ya Uganda
At a glance The Bank of Uganda all Information
Headquarters: Kampala, Uganda
Established: 1966
Ownership: 100% state ownership
Governor: Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile
Central bank of Uganda
Currency: Uganda shilling
Reserves: US$3.338 billion
Preceded by: East African Currency Board
Website: www.bou.or.ug
List of all Banks in Uganda
There are 49 Banks are operating in Uganda. Banks in Uganda are focused on retail banking, corporate and investment banking and universal banking. For your assistance, here you will get all the banks list with their website links. Just go through the site.
- ABC Capital Bank Limited
- ALT Xchange Limited
- Bank of Africa-Uganda Ltd
- Bank of Baroda (Uganda) Limited
- Bank of India (Uganda) Ltd
- Bank of Uganda
- Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd
- British American Tobacco Uganda Ltd
- Cairo International Bank Ltd
- Centenary Rural Development Bank Limited
- Citibank Uganda Limited
- Co-operative Bank Ltd
- Commercial Bank of Africa Uganda Limited
- Crane Bank Ltd
- Crested Stocks and Securities Limited
- DFCU Bank
- Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited
- East African Development Bank
- Ecobank Uganda
- Engiplan Consultants
- Equity Bank Uganda Ltd
- Equity Stock Brokers
- Fina Bank Limited
- Finance Trust Bank Ltd
- Global Trust Bank Uganda
- Gold Trust Bank
- Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) Ltd
- Housing Finance Bank Ltd
- Imperial Bank (Uganda) Limited
- International Credit Bank Ltd
- KCB Bank Uganda Limited
- M/D Trans Africa Bank
- MBEA Brokerage Services (U) Limited
- Mercantile Credit Bank Ltd
- National Bank of Commerce Ltd
- NC Bank Uganda Limited
- Nile Bank Ltd
- Orient Bank Limited
- Postbank Uganda Limited
- Sabmiller Uganda
- Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited
- Top Finance Bank Limited
- Tropical Bank Limited
- Trust Bank (Uganda) Limited
- Uganda Development Bank Ltd
- Uganda Institute of Bankers
- Uganda Securities Exchange Ltd
- United Bank for Africa (Uganda) Ltd
For those who consider a career in the banking sector in Uganda, this is the top list of banks in Uganda is very helpful on where to start. To get more information, please refer to our list of financial institutions in Uganda.
Stanbic Bank Stanbic Bank is one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited which is the licensed commercial Bank in Uganda. Under the name of the National bank of India, the bank was established in 1906 and its headquarter is in Kampala. In 1991, when Standard Bank acquired the Grindlays Bank that time it became Grindlays Bank. The bank provides a wide range of banking products and services. Such as loans, savings, debit and credit cards, investment and mortgages.
DFCU Bank Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited or DFCU Bank was established in 1964 and it headquarter is located in Kampala. DFCU bank is the second-largest commercial bank in Uganda. The bank offers Debit and Credit cards, Investments, Loans, savings and mortgages etc. There are more than 70 branches and 100 ATMs across the country.
Centenary Bank The bank was founded in 1983 and it became a wholly registered licensed commercial bank in 1993. Its headquarter is located in Kampala Uganda and it was a catholic founded commercial bank. Centenary Rural Development Bank Ltd offers savings, investments, debit credit card and serves more than 1.5 million customers throughout the country. The bank has a network of 70 branches and 175 ATMs.
Standard Chartered Bank The oldest bank in Uganda is Standard Chartered Bank which was established in 1912. Its headquarter is located in Kampala. This is the first bank in Uganda to introduce VISA electronic debit cards and free phone banking services. Standard Chartered Bank of Uganda, through its network of 11 branches and 29 ATMs in the main regions of Uganda, provides a variety of banking products and services, including debit cards, savings, investments, loans and checks.
Equity Bank Uganda bank was established in 2008 and it is the fastest-growing bank in Uganda. The bank operates a network of 35 branches and 40 ATMs across the country. It offers a wide range of banking products, savings, loans, checks and investments. Equity bank considered one of the top ten banks in Uganda due to its income and deposits. Its headquarter is located in Kenya and it is a subsidiary of Equity group holdings Ltd.
Barclays Bank of Uganda Ugandan Uganda Barclays Bank Ltd started its operations in 1927 and it headquarter is located in Kampala. The bank offers a wide range of banking products and services, SME and large companies, loans, savings, checks and investments etc. The commercial bank acquired the Bank of Nile Uganda Co., Ltd. in 2007, thereby further strengthening its business in the country.
Bank of Africa Uganda Bank of Africa Uganda Ltd is a financial service provider started its journey in 1984 in the name of Sembule Investment Bank and its headquarter is in Kampala. It is a member of the African Banking Group, which has branches in 10 countries/regions in Africa and operates in France.
These are the best and selected banks in Uganda. You can visit the site to gather more information. All links and official information are included herewith.
