Ugandan financial institution
PostBank Uganda is a commercial bank in Uganda , licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda , the country's central bank and national banking regulator. The bank received her tier-1 banking license in December 2021.[ 4] [ 5]
Before that, PostBank Uganda was classified as a non-bank credit institution, still under the supervision of the Bank of Uganda.[ 6]
Overview
As of December 2023[update] , PostBank Uganda had total assets worth
UGX:1.071 trillion (approx. US$289.62 million), with shareholders' equity worth UGX:163.8 billion (approx. US$44.3 million).[ 3] At that time customer deposits totaled UGX:790 billion (approx. US$213.6 million), and its loan book stood at UGX:603 billion (approx. US$163 million).[ 7]
History
PostBank Uganda has been in existence since 1926.[ 8] It started out as a department in the Post Office. In February 1998 PostBank Uganda Limited was incorporated in accordance with the Communications Act of 1997 to take over the operations of the former Post Office Savings department.
PostBank Uganda was incorporated under the Companies Act in February 1998 as a limited liability company. The bank's operations are supervised by the Bank of Uganda under the Financial Institutions Act. Before December 2021, it was classified as a Tier II Institution (Non-Bank Credit Institution), by the Bank of Uganda (BOU). That month, it received a Tier I banking license from BOU.[ 6]
Ownership
PostBank Uganda is wholly owned by the Government of Uganda .[ 8]
Branch network
As of February 2021, PostBank Uganda maintained a branch network of 33 fixed branches and 17 mobile banking units, totaling 50 branches.[ 9]
Fixed branches
Arua Branch - Arua
Bombo Branch - Bombo
Bugolobi Branch - Bugoloobi, Kampala
Bulenga Branch - Bulenga
City Branch - Nkrumah Road, Kampala (Head Office)
Entebbe Branch - Entebbe
Fort Portal Branch - Fort Portal
Gulu Branch - Gulu
Hoima Branch - Hoima
Iganga Branch - Iganga [ 10]
Jinja Branch - Jinja
Kabale Branch - Kabale
Kakiri Branch - Kakiri
Kampala Road Branch - Kampala Road, Kampala
Kamwenge Branch - Kamwenge [ 11]
Kanungu Branch - Kanungu [ 12]
Kasese Branch - Kasese
Kayunga Branch - Kayunga
Kitgum Branch - Kitgum
Lacor Branch - Lacor Hospital , Gulu
Lira Branch - Lira
Masaka Branch - Masaka
Mbale Branch - Mbale
Mbarara Branch - Mbarara
Mubende Branch - Mubende
Mukono Branch - Mukono [ 1]
Nakasongola Branch - Nakasongola
Ndeeba Branch - Ndeeba , Kampala
Ntungamo Branch - Ntungamo
Soroti Branch - Soroti
Wandegeya Branch - Wandegeya , Kampala
William Street - Kampala.[ 13]
Anaka Branch - Nwoya
Mobile branches
The mobile branches are located in the following towns and districts:[ 14]
Budaka - Budaka District
Bududa - Bududa District
Bukedea - Bukedea District
Butaleja - Butaleja District
Fort Portal - Kabarole District
Kamwenge - Kamwenge District
Kapchorwa - Kapchorwa District
Kibaale - Kibaale District
Kyegegwa - Kyegegwa District [ 15]
Kyenjojo - Kyenjojo District
Manafwa - Manafwa District
Pallisa - Pallisa District
Sironko - Sironko District
Tororo - Tororo District
Governance
The activities of PostBank Uganda are directed by its board of directors . As of February 2021[update] , the chairperson of the board was Andrew Otenga Owiny.[ 1] The day-to-day activities of the bank are supervised by a team of ten bank managers, headed by the managing director. As of November 2019, the managing director and chief executive officer is Julius Kakeeto .[ 2]
See also
References
^ a b c Daily Monitor Reporter (19 February 2021). "PostBank Gets New Board Chair" . Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 19 February 2021 .
^ a b Javia Ssebwami (11 November 2019). "Post Bank Uganda announces new managing director" . Kampala: PML Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2020 .
^ a b "Postbank Uganda Integrated Report As of 31 December 2023" (PDF) . Postbank Uganda . Kampala, Uganda. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
^ Amon Katungulu (14 December 2021). "PostBank elevated to tier one commercial bank" . Nile Post Uganda . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 14 December 2021 .
^ Godfrey Ivudria (16 December 2021). "Post Bank Becomes A Fully-Fledged Commercial Bank" . East African Business Week . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 December 2021 .
^ a b Dorothy Nakaweesi (15 December 2021). "Post Bank becomes Uganda's 27th commercial bank" . Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 December 2021 .
^ Muhereza Kyamutetera (11 April 2024). "Increased Lending To SMEs And Agriculture Leads Postbank Assets To Surpass UGX One Trillion" . CEO Magazine Uganda . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
^ a b "Our History" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ "List of PostBank Branches" . PostBank Uganda. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Kiirya, Donald (21 March 2009). "Central Bank commends PostBank" . New Vision . Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Mafaranga, Hope (25 October 2009). "Uganda: Post Bank Goes to Kamwenge" . New Vision via AllAfrica.com . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Baraire, Patson (7 November 2010). "Uganda: Kanungu Gets Its Second Commercial Bank" . New Vision via AllAfrica.com . Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Faridah Kulabako (18 February 2011). "Banks Intensify Branch Growth to Raise Customer Base" . Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
^ Senyonyi, Taddewo (6 January 2014). "Banking On Wheels: Banks Innovatively Reaching Out to The Unbanked In Remote Areas" . The CEO Magazine (Kampala). Retrieved 5 June 2014 .
^ Ghosh, Ishita (28 September 2010). "The Ugandan Millionaire" . Theworkzine.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014 .
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