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On Wednesday August 10th 2022, Centenary Technology Services (Cente-Tech) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) announced a strategic partnership to improve farmers' livelihoods by digitalizing agribusinesses through a single digital agri-based marketplace.
Over the next two years, the two organizations will implement a single platform named the 'Farmer Hub' as a public good designed to provide access to digital services for farmers in their day-to-day lives.... View more

Centenary Group, that owns Uganda's oldest and largest indigenous financial entity, Centenary Bank, will participate in the South-Sudan Uganda Business forum, that will start tomorrow 19th July 2022 in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan.
Centenary Group owns Centenary Rural Development Bank; the bank with the largest customer base in Uganda serving over 2.5 million customers with an asset base of UGX. 5 Trillion, approximately USD. 1.3Billion. Centenary Bank has also has 12,000 SACCOS and over 46,000 Village Saving & Lending Associations (VSLA) based in rural areas. The bank has an extensive branch network of 80 branches covering all regions of Uganda supported with 189 Automated Teller Machines and over 5,200 bank agents' country wide making the largest footprint in the country... View more

On Wednesday July 5th 2022, Centenary Technology Services signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uganda's foremost Artificial Intelligence experts, Sunbird AI, geared towards developing the Artificial Intelligence based innovation ecosystem to facilitate the usage of technology and development of the software applications in Uganda.
This strategic partnership is aligned towards addressing challenges to equality and inclusion, through the adoption of Artificial Intelligence technology.
Commonly referred to as Cente Tech, Centenary Technology Services is the technology company of Centenary Group. With a combined... View more

On Wednesday June 8th 2022, The Innovation Village signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centenary Technology Services geared towards developing the Information Communication Technology (ICT) based innovation ecosystem to facilitate the usage of technology and development of the software applications in Uganda.
This strategic partnership is aligned towards enhancing the adoption of technology and facilitate the growth of an open innovation ecosystem and digital marketplace where innovators...View more

On April 14 2022, The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Centenary Technology Services (Cente-Tech) that will herald cooperation in creating growth opportunities for Uganda's youthful population.
Technology is an essential tool in promoting competitiveness, job creation, sustainable development, and overall poverty reduction. It has the potential to transform business and government - driving entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth and breaking down barriers of distance and cost in the delivery of services.
It is in appreciation of this truth that the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance has partnered with the digitization experts - Cente-Tech.

On April 7 2022, Our Executive Chairman Prof John Ddumba- Ssentamu and our Group Company Secretary Brenda Magoba have handed over a nutrition fridge to the Mwana Mugimu Nutrition Unit, Mulago Hospital. The unit takes care of severely malnourished children.
Prof Ddumba assured Mwana Mugimu of continued support. 'Centenary Group has a company, Centenary Foundation which is passionate about the health of our children and that is why we are here this morning. Centenary Foundation will continue to support the health sector' he added.

On 17th February 2022, Centenary Bank Board Non-Executive Director Ms. Vivian Ddambya, Centenary Bank Managing Director - Fabian Kasi, Cente Tech Ag CEO Dr Grace Ssekakubo and Cente Tech CTO Peter Kahiigi met to discuss a collaboration roadmap between Centenary Bank and Cente Tech.
It was agreed that the best-of-breed tools & technologies would be applied to ensure breakthrough innovation, growth and efficiency at unprecedented speed.
Cente Tech and Centenary Bank have a shared bold vision of radical digital transformation that will ensure an end to end customer driven positive experience across all bank touch points.

Centenary Group hosted the Mastercard Foundation to a meeting on 17th February 2022. Also invited to the meeting were Group subsidiaries; Centenary Bank and Cente Tech.
During the discussion, it was agreed that Centenary Group & its subsidiaries and Mastercard Foundation would embark on creating a program that would enable young people & women drive their community transformative change through access to finance.
Passionate about improving the livelihood of the rural poor, the Centenary Group is intent on leveraging ICT and its deep experience in the rural banking to create positive impact across Uganda.