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Who can issue e-money in Uganda?

5 entities are on the official Bank of Uganda register under the Uganda licence category this dataset maps to e-money issuance ("Electronic Money Issuer") — issuing stored value and holding the customer float under that licence. Other institutions (e.g. licensed banks) may hold customer funds under separate authority. The full, source-linked list is below.

Maintained: this official source is re-checked on a weekly schedule — last checked 2026-08-24 · unchanged since the previous check.

“E-money issuance” here is the normalized activity: Issue stored-value / electronic money redeemable at par and hold the customer float. The category of licence that lets a provider keep customers' money.

Activity id (as used by the Afriset MCP): fintech:EMONEY_ISSUE

Electronic Money Issuer

Bank of Uganda · 5 entities · source not dated
  1. Interswitch East Africa (U) Limited
  2. Mcash Uganda Limited
  3. Micropay Uganda Limited
  4. MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited
  5. Wave Transfer Limited

Source: Bank of Uganda

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