# Centenary Bank (Uganda)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/centenary-bank
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
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Specifications:
- [Centenary Bank — official](https://www.centenarybank.co.ug/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** ship

## Overview

**Centenary Bank (Uganda)** is **Uganda's #2 commercial bank by assets + largest Ugandan-owned commercial bank** + **Catholic Church Ugandan Episcopal Conference + Ugandan retail + institutional ownership** + **~2.5M+ customers** + **CenteMobile + CenteAgent rural agent network** <sup>[1][1], [Uganda report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/UG)</sup>.

## History

**1983 — Centenary Rural Development Trust founded by Ugandan Catholic Episcopal Conference to mark 100th anniversary of Christianity in Uganda** distinctive Ugandan Catholic-backed banking heritage.

**1985 — Centenary Rural Development Bank Limited Ugandan banking license**.

**2010s — Centenary Bank expands rural banking footprint via CenteAgent agent network**.

**2014 — CenteMobile Mobile Banking app launch** distinctive Ugandan mobile banking strategy.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Centenary Rural Development Bank Limited** (Uganda's #2 commercial bank by assets + largest Ugandan-owned commercial bank; Catholic Church + Ugandan retail + institutional ownership).

**Major shareholders**: **Ugandan Catholic Episcopal Conference + Catholic Solidaridad + Ugandan Catholic Dioceses (Kampala + Mbarara + Gulu + others) + Ugandan retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **BoU (Bank of Uganda)**.

## Technical integration

CenteMobile Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android; ~2.5M+ customers) + centenarybank.co.ug online + Centenary Bank branch network across Uganda + CenteAgent rural agent network + Centenary Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; UG IBAN + Mobile Money Uganda (MTN Mobile Money + Airtel Money integration).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Ugandan banking + payments competitors**: Stanbic Bank Uganda (Stanbic Bank Uganda; Standard Bank Group South African parent subsidiary; Uganda's largest commercial bank by assets) + Absa Bank Uganda (Absa Uganda; Absa Group South African parent subsidiary) + dfcu Bank (dfcu Bank Ugandan commercial bank + Norfund + Rabobank investors) + Equity Bank Uganda (Equity Bank Uganda; Kenyan Equity Group subsidiary) + KCB Bank Uganda (KCB Bank Uganda; Kenyan KCB Group subsidiary) + [MTN MoMo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/mtn-momo) (MTN MoMo Uganda mobile money) + [Airtel Money](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/airtel-money) (Airtel Money Uganda).

**Regulator**: BoU.

## Status

**Active, Uganda's #2 commercial bank by assets + largest Ugandan-owned commercial bank + Catholic Church Ugandan Episcopal Conference + Ugandan retail + institutional ownership + ~2.5M+ customers + CenteMobile + CenteAgent rural agent network** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.centenarybank.co.ug/ "Centenary Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenary_Bank "Centenary Bank — Wikipedia"
[ug-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/UG

- [1] [Centenary Bank — official][1]
- [2] [Centenary Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Uganda report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/UG)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/UG-uganda.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [centenary-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/centenary-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.