# Centenary Bank Uganda > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/centenary-bank-uganda - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/centenary-bank-uganda.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/centenary-bank-uganda/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://centenarybank.co.ug - **Slug:** centenary-bank-uganda - **Categories:** fintech-financial-services ## Overview - **Tagline:** Centenary Bank is Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, providing personal, business, SME, corporate, agricultural and digital banking services. Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** 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: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To transform lives through inclusive and innovative financial solutions especially in rural areas sustainably. Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** 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: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://centenarybank.co.ug Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Customer-focused, inclusive, practical and encouraging, emphasizing accessible financial solutions and community impact. Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Founded:** 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: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Parent ownership:** 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: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides accessible financial services, lending, savings, payments and digital banking to individuals, businesses, farmers and rural communities in Uganda. Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - 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 Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - CenteSalary Loan - CenteAgricultural ACF Loans - Agricultural Green Loans - Micro Business Loan - Centemobile Loan - Standing Order - CenteMobile - CenteAgent Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Pricing:** 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: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Banking and financial services, with a focus on commercial microfinance, agriculture, agro-processing, SME finance and financial inclusion. Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Over 3.4 million customers, including individuals, salary earners, businesses, SMEs, farmers, agro-processors and people living in the diaspora. Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Ideal customer profile:** 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: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - 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 Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - 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 Source: Brand's website (https://centenarybank.co.ug) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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