13th UK Uganda TradeSummit 2023

wmutenza 15/09/2020 Convention 2019

5 minutes pitch by ERIC KAMAU, Founder and MD, True African (U)

Eric Kamau, MD, from True African Limited mentioned that his has been around for 18 years, providing mobile banking platforms and sending money out, offering a service similar to what WorldRemit is doing. He said meeting people in the FinTech…

wmutenza 06/04/2020 Convention 2019

3 minutes pitch by Malcolm Kastiro – Malcolm Kastiro the co-founder of YakaKo.

Malcolm Kastiro, Founder of YassaKo/ CEO, Mallan Limited started by introducing his company Mallan Limited an ICT solution company that specialises in value added services. Currently, Mallan is enabling SME’s or enterprises in Uganda to make payment to their employees…

wmutenza 06/03/2020 Convention 2019

Martin Best: FINTECH – WHY IS IT A ‘UGANDAN’ OPPORTUNITY?

In his introduction remarks at the leading Fintech session” FINTECH – WHY IS IT A ‘UGANDAN’ OPPORTUNITY? “Martin Best, Managing Director, Full Reach (London Fintech Expert – www.FullReachGlobal.com) said that “we couldn’t have chosen a better country to discuss Fintech…

wmutenza 14/02/2020 Convention 2019

Catherine Wines, Co-Founder, WorldRemit on WorldRemit – Building growth through partnerships.

Catherine Wines, Director & Co-Founder, WorldRemit Ltd expressed her gratitude to have been invited to Uganda in 2018 as keynote speaker at the Financial Inclusion Week to share a paper on financial inclusion. She was impressed by the vibrancy in…

wmutenza 06/02/2020 Convention 2019

Visa’s Suzan Kereere on the role of global networks in furthering local entrepreneurship and Fintech innovations.

[infopane color=”8″ icon=”0001.png”]At the 9th Uganda-UK Trade & Investment Convention on FRIDAY, 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019 – London Hilton on Park Lane.[/infopane]Martin introduced Suzan Kerere the Head of Global Merchant Sales and Acquisitions Visa Inc, who was delighted to host the…

wmutenza 06/02/2020 Convention 2019

How can NGO’s support local partners (role and scope of ICT)? by Martin Labbé, International Trade Centre

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a multilateral agency which has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization and the United Nations through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Through its work, the ITC contributes directly to…

wmutenza 06/02/2020 Convention 2019, Projects Funding

What makes African startups investable? By Alysia Silberg

Alysia Silberg, Founder and General Partner at Street Global Venture Capital, started by acknowledging the presences of the following people. The esteemed ministers, ambassadors and members of government, friends, colleagues and Mr. Willy Mutenza. Alysia described what she saw on…

wmutenza 01/02/2020 Convention 2019

Allan Rwakatungu, Founder, Xente in a 2min pitch at the 9th UK-Uganda Fintech Session.

Rwakatungu and co-founder Francis Nkurunungi co-founded Xente. Xente’s vision is to become Africa’s largest digital commerce and digital payments platform by developing relevant products for consumers and businesses. Xente’s platform enables any company or department in any industry to successfully…

wmutenza 06/10/2019 Convention 2019

Peter Ntende, SW Tools Expert at Sennheiser Communications on Diaspora opportunities with Fintech

Due to the nature of widely segmented Diaspora Communities, there have not been much financial services that are tailored to the Diaspora’s specific needs, simply because the market has always been too narrow and segmented for traditional banks and financial institutions.…