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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Founded | Feb 2010 |
| Headquarters | Colline House 4 Pilkington Road Kampala, Uganda |
| Key people | Augustine Kasozi Chairman Mahendra singh Rawat Chief Executive Officer1 |
| Products | Loans, Savings, Checking, Investments |
| Revenue |  Aftertax:US$4,53,000 (UGX:1191 million) (2012) |
| Total assets | US$11.50+ million (UGX:30.61 billion) (2012) |
| Employees | 44 (2012) |
| Website | Homepage |
ABC Bank (Uganda), whose full name is ABC Capital Bank, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed y the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.2
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Overview
The bank provides banking services to large corporations, small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs), as well as individuals. As of December 2012, the bank was Uganda's fastest growing SME and small sized banks and had moved in the top 20 banks in terms of profits. The institution's total assets were valued at about US$11.50 million (UGX:30.67 billion), with shareholders' equity of about US$10 million (UGX:25.3 billion).3
History
ABC Capital Bank was founded in 1992 as Capital Finance Corporation Limited (CFCL), a Tier III Ugandan Financial Institution, under the licensure and supervision of Bank of Uganda. In 1999, CFCL established a wholly owned subsidiary CFC Forex Bureau. In 2008, CFCL signed a memorandum of understanding with ABC Bank (Kenya), identifying the Kenyan institution as a strategic investor in CFCL, in the latter's efforts to transform into a commercial bank. In February 2010, following the acquisition of a commercial banking license from Bank of Uganda, CFCL rebranded as ABC Capital Bank.4
Ownership
ABC Bank (Kenya) is an investor in ABC Bank (Uganda).5 It has been reported in the Ugandan media that ABC Bank Kenya bought 40% of Capital Finance Corporation, a Tier III Ugandan financial institution in 2008.6 As of March 2012 , the shareholding in ABC Capital Bank, is summarized in the table below:
