Vincent Tumwijukye Brings Banking to Uganda's Grassroots

By : Melchior Koba

Date : mardi, 14 octobre 2025 11:56

Last updated : mardi, 14 octobre 2025 12:19

He builds digital tools to modernize financial management in local institutions. His solutions enable cooperatives and schools to automate their operations and monitor cash flow in real time.

Vincent Tumwijukye (photo) is a Ugandan technology entrepreneur active in the financial sector, serving as co-founder and chief executive officer of FutureLink Technologies (FLT).

Founded in 2005, FutureLink Technologies is a FinTech firm licensed as a payment system operator by the Bank of Uganda, the country’s central bank. The company develops digital solutions aimed at strengthening the financial resilience of low and middle-income populations across Africa through an accessible community-based digital financial platform.

FLT created SavingsPlus, a platform designed for financial cooperatives and microfinance institutions. It integrates a comprehensive suite of functionalities including savings, member share capital, loans, accounting, fixed asset management, expenses, SMS banking, receivables, investments, debts, and revenue. The solution also generates reports for both internal and external financial management.

The company also developed SchoolPlus, a financial management system for educational institutions. This tool streamlines the payment of school fees, tracks outstanding balances, and generates real time financial reports from a centralized platform.

In addition to his corporate role, Tumwijukye sits on the board of FITSPA Uganda, the association of the country’s financial service providers. He also chairs the Bank of Uganda’s national financial inclusion strategy working group.

Tumwijukye graduated from Makerere University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science. His company received the Platinum Award for Product Innovation of the Year in 2022, presented by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the SME Finance Forum.

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