Centenary Bank Uganda
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Overview
Tagline Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Centenary Bank is Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, providing personal, business, SME, corporate, agricultural and digital banking services.
Description Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Centenary Bank serves over 3.4 million customers through branches, ATMs, agents and digital channels across Uganda. It offers financial products including loans, savings and payment services, with a focus on microfinance, rural communities, SMEs, agriculture and inclusive financial solutions.
Identity
Mission Brand's website · 2026-11-07
To transform lives through inclusive and innovative financial solutions especially in rural areas sustainably.
Founders & leadership Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Mr. Bwoch Gustavio Orach Lujwero — Chairman, Board; Mr. Godfrey Byekwaso — Managing Director; Mr. Joseph Kiwanuka Balikudembe — Executive Director, Business; Mr. Michael Opira — Executive Director, Operations.
Website Brand's website · 2026-11-07
https://centenarybank.co.ug
Voice & tone Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Customer-focused, inclusive, practical and encouraging, emphasizing accessible financial solutions and community impact.
Founded Brand's website · 2026-11-07
1983 as a credit trust of the Uganda National Lay Apostolate; operations began in 1985, and the institution became a licensed full-service commercial bank in 1993.
Parent ownership Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Centenary Bank has a Catholic Church foundation. Shareholders include 19 Catholic Dioceses holding 41.4%, Registered Trustees of the Uganda Episcopal Conference holding 31.7%, SIDI holding 10.5%, Triodos SICAV II – Triodos Microfinance Fund holding 7.5%, Triodos Custody B.V. holding 7.5%, other religious institutions holding 1.1%, and four individual shareholders holding 0.3%.
Offerings
Problem solved Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Provides accessible financial services, lending, savings, payments and digital banking to individuals, businesses, farmers and rural communities in Uganda.
Core capabilities Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Commercial microfinance banking
- Personal and consumer banking
- Business, SME and corporate banking
- Agricultural and agro-processing finance
- Savings and deposit services
- Salary and personal lending
- Digital banking through CenteMobile, CenteAgent and CenteOnline
- Payment services and standing orders
Products / SKUs Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- CenteSalary Loan
- CenteAgricultural ACF Loans
- Agricultural Green Loans
- Micro Business Loan
- Centemobile Loan
- Standing Order
- CenteMobile
- CenteAgent
Pricing Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Product-specific pricing is published on the website. CenteSalary Loans offer amounts up to UShs. 250 million, with fixed interest rates, low processing fees and repayment periods of up to 5 years, or up to 10 years for secured loans. CenteAgricultural ACF Loans state borrower interest rates of up to 12% per year, loan processing fees of up to 0.5%, and amounts from UShs. 100,000 to UShs. 10 billion.
Audience
Target industry Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Banking and financial services, with a focus on commercial microfinance, agriculture, agro-processing, SME finance and financial inclusion.
Customer base Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Over 3.4 million customers, including individuals, salary earners, businesses, SMEs, farmers, agro-processors and people living in the diaspora.
Ideal customer profile Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Individuals seeking savings, personal or salary loans; SMEs and microbusinesses needing working capital or trade finance; farmers and agro-processors seeking agricultural finance; and Ugandans in the diaspora managing or investing money in Uganda.
Use cases Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Saving for the future
- Financing education, medical treatment, assets or a startup business
- Borrowing for working capital, stock, equipment and daily business operations
- Financing agriculture, agro-processing and value addition
- Funding climate-smart agribusiness and environmental projects
- Paying bills and obligations through standing orders
- Managing money through mobile, online, ATM, branch and agent banking
- Investing or managing finances from the diaspora
Customer outcomes Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Access to financial services through 81 branches, 217 ATMs and over 8,758 agents across Uganda
- Fast personal loan processing, including stated processing within 24 hours for CenteSalary Loans
- Flexible loan repayment periods and structured repayment plans
- Access to instant mobile loans from UShs. 5,000 to UShs. 5 million
- Access to agricultural loans with grace periods of up to 3 years
- Convenient 24/7 banking through CenteMobile
- Support for rural communities, female entrepreneurs and microenterprises
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