Company type | Parastatal |
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Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Fred Omach (Chairman) Veronicah Namagembe (Managing Director) Edward Nkangi (Executive Director) |
Products | Loans, savings |
Revenue | ![]() |
Total assets | UGX:455,557,125,000 (US$125.56 million) (2023) |
Number of employees | 1,585+ (2013) |
Website | www |
Pride Bank Limited, is a Tier II credit institution in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. [1]
As of December 2023 [update] , the institution's total assets were valued at UGX:455,557,125,000 (approx. US$125.56 million), with shareholders' equity of UGX:168,557,125,000 (US$46.46 million). During the 12 months ending 31 December 2023, the institution made an after-tax profit of UGX:7,687,853,000 (approx. $2.12 million). [2]
PMFL was founded in 1995 as a non-governmental organization with the support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Its major objective was to offer credit to the poor, targeting those in the agricultural sector. In 1999, it was incorporated as a limited company and changed its name to Pride Africa Uganda Limited. The institution provides financial services to that segment of the Ugandan population who are not served or are unable to access financial services through Ugandan commercial banks. PBL's focus are the micro, small, and medium size entrepreneurs. It is therefore prohibited from dealing in foreign exchange. In 2003, the Uganda government acquired 100 percent shareholding in the enterprise, changing the name to Pride Microfinance Limited Uganda. [3] In 2005, it attained the status of a Tier III (an MDI), according to the Banking Act of 2003.
In February 2016, Ugandan media reported that the government was planning to merge PMFL with PostBank Uganda, to form an agricultural bank. [4]
On 29 April 2025, Pride Microfinance officially rebranded to Pride Bank Limited, a Tier II credit institution, following appropriate licensing by the Bank of Uganda on 26 November 2024. Fred Jachan Omach was introduced as the new chairman of Pride Bank. Edward Nkangi was introduced as the new executive director of the bank. At that time the bank's core capital was reported as UGX174 billion (US$47.78 million). [5] [6] [7]
The entire branch network of the company included the following locations, as of June 2014: [8]