{"name":"Centenary Bank Uganda","domain":"centenarybank.co.ug","url":"https://optimly.ai/brand/centenary-bank-uganda","is_claimed":false,"categories":["fintech-financial-services"],"headers":[{"header":"Overview","sections":[{"key":"short_description","label":"Tagline","shape":"text","content":"Centenary Bank is Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, providing personal, business, SME, corporate, agricultural and digital banking services.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"description","label":"Description","shape":"text","content":"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.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"}]},{"header":"Identity","sections":[{"key":"mission","label":"Mission","shape":"text","content":"To transform lives through inclusive and innovative financial solutions especially in rural areas sustainably.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"leadership","label":"Founders & leadership","shape":"text","content":"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.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"website","label":"Website","shape":"text","content":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"voice_tone","label":"Voice & tone","shape":"text","content":"Customer-focused, inclusive, practical and encouraging, emphasizing accessible financial solutions and community impact.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"founded","label":"Founded","shape":"text","content":"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.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"parent_ownership","label":"Parent ownership","shape":"text","content":"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%.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"}]},{"header":"Offerings","sections":[{"key":"problem_solved","label":"Problem solved","shape":"text","content":"Provides accessible financial services, lending, savings, payments and digital banking to individuals, businesses, farmers and rural communities in Uganda.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"core_capabilities","label":"Core capabilities","shape":"text","content":"Commercial microfinance banking\nPersonal and consumer banking\nBusiness, SME and corporate banking\nAgricultural and agro-processing finance\nSavings and deposit services\nSalary and personal lending\nDigital banking through CenteMobile, CenteAgent and CenteOnline\nPayment services and standing orders","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"products","label":"Products / SKUs","shape":"text","content":"CenteSalary Loan\nCenteAgricultural ACF Loans\nAgricultural Green Loans\nMicro Business Loan\nCentemobile Loan\nStanding Order\nCenteMobile\nCenteAgent","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"pricing","label":"Pricing","shape":"text","content":"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.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"}]},{"header":"Audience","sections":[{"key":"target_industry","label":"Target industry","shape":"text","content":"Banking and financial services, with a focus on commercial microfinance, agriculture, agro-processing, SME finance and financial inclusion.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"customer_base","label":"Customer base","shape":"text","content":"Over 3.4 million customers, including individuals, salary earners, businesses, SMEs, farmers, agro-processors and people living in the diaspora.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"icp","label":"Ideal customer profile","shape":"text","content":"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.","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"use_cases","label":"Use cases","shape":"text","content":"Saving for the future\nFinancing education, medical treatment, assets or a startup business\nBorrowing for working capital, stock, equipment and daily business operations\nFinancing agriculture, agro-processing and value addition\nFunding climate-smart agribusiness and environmental projects\nPaying bills and obligations through standing orders\nManaging money through mobile, online, ATM, branch and agent banking\nInvesting or managing finances from the diaspora","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"},{"key":"customer_outcomes","label":"Customer outcomes","shape":"text","content":"Access to financial services through 81 branches, 217 ATMs and over 8,758 agents across Uganda\nFast personal loan processing, including stated processing within 24 hours for CenteSalary Loans\nFlexible loan repayment periods and structured repayment plans\nAccess to instant mobile loans from UShs. 5,000 to UShs. 5 million\nAccess to agricultural loans with grace periods of up to 3 years\nConvenient 24/7 banking through CenteMobile\nSupport for rural communities, female entrepreneurs and microenterprises","source_type":"1p_website","source_label":"Brand's website","source_url":"https://centenarybank.co.ug","updated_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.097085+00:00"}]}],"last_refreshed_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.105566+00:00","last_changed_at":"2026-11-07T07:18:29.112502+00:00","claim_url":"https://app.optimly.ai/sign-up?claim=1f44d991-10e0-41d3-8ab7-fb69e5baea31"}