Kenneth Onyango, the Equity Bank Executive Director of Commercial Banking, has stepped down. He has been with the bank for nearly 8 years serving as Head of Risk, Head of…
Over the last few months, a previously little-known law firm, Balon Advocates has been in the news, for all the wrong reasons. The New Vision of Saturday, August 21st 2022…
Pride Microfinance Limited a government of Uganda-owned deposit-taking Microfinance institution was early May 2023 hacked and UGX1.3 billion stolen, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal. Although the financial institution…
On the evening of Friday, 09th September 2018, unknown persons hacked the mobile money float accounts of a payments aggregator company called Beyonic Ltd and originated payments amounting to UGX2,617,761,200….
All organisations and individuals are subject to fraud risk. It is therefore essential to prioritize fraud prevention and detection to protect every organisation’s and its stakeholders’ interests. Fraud can come…
Stanbic Bank Uganda, has spoken out about the brazen theft of USD1.8 million from one of its customers, Nile Energy Limited. In a brief statement released today, the bank acknowledged…
Unknown hackers, on Friday, 28th October struck Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) systems making off with unspecified amount of money, said to be in billions, CEO East Africa Magazine…
UGAFODE Microfinance Limited, one of five licensed micro deposit-taking financial institutions (MDI) in Uganda, has been hit by digital fraudsters, making off with an amount said to be about UGX400…
The International Institute of Certified Forensics and Investigation Professionals (IICFIP) has entered into a partnership with Infotesters Limited to establish a certified training centre in Uganda. Infotesters Limited is a…
Dfcu bank, has this evening confirmed that there was indeed fraud at the bank, but declined to divulge details of how much and who was involved, but said investigations were…
