The headquarters and main branch of Centenary Bank Malawi Limited are located at Ekistics House, Convention Drive, Lilongwe 3, in Malawi.[3]
Overview
As of October 2022, the total assets of MyBucks Bank Malawi, the predecessor of Centenary Bank Malawi, were valued at approximately MWK:122 billion (approx. US$120 million).[4] The bank declared an after-tax profit of MWK 970 million (approx. US$955,000), for the 12 months ending on 30 June 2023.[1]
Note: US$1= approx. MWK1,067 on 30 June 2023.
History
The bank was established in October 2022, when the Centenary Group, a financial services conglomerate headquartered in Uganda, that is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda, acquired majority shareholding in the erstwhile MyBucks Bank Malawi. At the same time, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe acquired the remaining minority shareholding. The new bank rebranded as Centenary Bank Malawi Limited. Before that, MyBucks Bank Malawi was 100 percent owned by MyBucks SA, a financial outfit based in Luxembourg, that went into bankruptcy in December 2021.[5]
Centenary Bank rebranded from MyBucks Bank Malawi on 23 March 2023,[4] after attaining a commercial banking license from the Reserve Bank of Malawi, earlier that month.[2]
Ownership
The table below, represents the shareholding in the stock of Centenary Bank Malawi Limited, as of December 2022.[6]
As of February 2022[update], MyBucks Bank Malawi Limited, the predecessor of Centenary Bank Malawi Limited maintained networked brick-and-mortar branches in eight cities, towns and other urban centers, including Blantyre, Lilongwe, Dzaleka, Kasungu, Madisi, Mangochi, Mzuzu and Zomba. At that time, they also maintained 85 banking agents and 30 automated teller machines, across the country.[7] In April 2023, the bank had 14 brick and mortar branches across Malawi.[8]
Governance
As of October 2023, the Chairman of the board of directors is Francis Z. Pelekamoyo, a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi.[9][10] Zandile Shaba serves as the chief executive officer of the bank.[4][10]
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After tax:MWK:970 (US$955,000) (June 2023) [1] 
