Company profile

Platinum Credit Uganda Limited

Platinum Credit Uganda Limited is a Uganda-based microfinance institution specialising in non-deposit-taking consumer and small-business credit. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Kampala, Uganda, the company provides emergency and working capital loan products to civil servants, private-sector employees, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It operates through more than 40 branches across Uganda and offers digital loan applications via a USSD platform (code *249#) integrated with mobile money. Platinum Credit Uganda Limited is licensed and regulated by the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA), and serves over 100,000 clients, mostly based in rural areas. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Platcorp Holdings Limited, incorporated in Mauritius, which also operates microfinance businesses in Kenya and Tanzania.

Sector

Financial services / MSME Lending, Consumer Lending, Microfinance Institutions

Markets

Uganda

Ownership

Private

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