Private company

Equity Bank Uganda

Logo: Equity Bank, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Bank in Uganda

Equity Bank Uganda Limited (EBUL) is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. EBUL is a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Limited, a financial service conglomerate with headquarters in Kenya and subsidiaries in six countries of the African Great Lakes Region.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2008Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersKampala1
  • Websiteug.equitybankgroup.com
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company3
  • LEI635400ESKMK8UA8K7O873
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressPLOT 34, 10184 Kampala, Uganda3
  • Registered withBank of Uganda, A1.0223
The Church House, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda
Photo: Gachangi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Equity Bank Uganda Limited (EBUL) is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. EBUL is a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Limited, a financial service conglomerate with headquarters in Kenya and subsidiaries in six countries of the African Great Lakes Region.2

The story

Equity Bank Uganda Limited was created in 2008 when the Equity Group Holdings Limited purchased Uganda Microfinance Limited, a Tier II, Ugandan microfinance company for an all-share price of US$27 million. Equity Bank (Uganda) launched under its new brand on 30 March 2009.

From Wikipedia’s article on Equity Bank Uganda Limited, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Location

The bank maintains its headquarters and main branch in Janani Luwum Church House, at 34 Kampala Road, in the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

Branch network

Equity Bank Uganda Limited has its headquarters in Uganda's capital city, Kampala. As of July 2021, the bank maintained networked branches at the following locations:

As of the opening of the branch in the town of Ntungamo in April 2023, the bank has 50 brick-and-mortar branches in the country.

From Wikipedia’s article on Equity Bank Uganda Limited, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded Founded1