 Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited completes legal name change to Absa Bank Uganda Limited
 Company fully rebrands and adopts Absa name across Uganda
 Absa Bank Uganda Limited is part of Absa Group Limited, a proudly African banking group with a
presence across 12 countries and an international office in London

Absa Bank Uganda, a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited has today received the license to operate and trade under its new name from Bank of Uganda. Formerly known as Barclays Bank Uganda, the name change marks the start of a new era for the bank’s operations, one that sees the realisation of an ambition to become an independent African bank.

The license was officially handed over to the bank’s Managing Director, Nazim Mahmood by Prof. Emmanuel Mutebile, Governor, Bank of Uganda at the Central Bank head office. “Today we begin a new chapter as Absa Bank Uganda Limited, adopting our parent company’s name and brand while retaining our indelible commitment to Uganda and its people. Our new brand is a commitment to Uganda and to the wider continent: Absa is a truly African bank, with global scalability and reach,” said Nazim Mahmood, Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda Limited.

The company, which has been operating in Uganda for close 92 years, reiterated its commitment to the country’s growth and economic development under the Absa brand. “We have invested in crucial sectors of development of the national economy, including trade, agriculture, SMEs, infrastructure and investments. We will continue to play a critical role by investing in these sectors without neglecting the ordinary citizen who seeks quality financial services and safe investments for their hard-earned money,” said Mahmood.

The Governor commended Absa Bank Uganda for contributing to the growth of the banking sector in the past and urged them to continue to deliver quality and affordable financial services. “Key to our agenda is the provision of affordable financial services to Ugandans especially the rural population, who remain unbanked and therefore financially excluded. We are keen to see continuity with Absa in provision of quality financial services and drive the private sector development
agenda,” Prof. Mutebile said.

For customers, there will be no change to their account details and there will no fee changes associated with the name change. The bank’s branches will continue to operate as usual.

From 11 November 2019, all new cards and cheque books will be issued under the Absa brand. Barclays’ cards will continue to work as normal until their date of expiry. Customers can continue to use their Barclays’ cheque books until April 2020. After that date only cheques drawn on from an Absa cheque book will be accepted.

Customers are urged to be particularly vigilant during this time, as fraudsters are always looking for
opportunities to obtain important personal information.