MTN Uganda - wikipedia MTN Uganda MTN Uganda Type Private Industry Telecommunications Founded 1998 Headquarters 22 Hannington Road Kampala, Uganda Key people Wim Vanhelleputte chief executive officer Services Telecommunications Information Technology Carrier Website www.mtn.co.ug MTN Uganda is the largest telecom company in Uganda, with 9.9 million subscribers as of 30 June 2016. Contents 1 Location 2 Overview 3 Governance 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Location The headquarters of MTN Uganda are located at 22 Hannington Road on Nakasero Hill in the Kampala Central Division, one of the administrative units of the city of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the company headquarters are 0 ° 19'10.0 `` N, 32 ° 35'17.0 '' E ( Latitude : 0.319434 ; Longitude : 32.588051 ). Overview MTN Uganda is a subsidiary of MTN Group, a multinational telecommunications group connecting approximately 232 million people in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East. In 2009, MTN Uganda introduced its mobile telephone - based banking product known as Mobile Money. As of March 2015, MTN controlled 80 percent of the mobile money market in the country. In November 2015, MTN Uganda switched off 3.7 million of its 11.5 million customers to comply with the Uganda Communications Commission 's new SIM card registration requirements. In May 2016, MTN Uganda borrowed US $114 million ( UGX : 385.8 or 380 billion, depending on the source ) to expand its network and build a new headquarters building on Jinja Road in Kampala. Funding was in the form of a syndicated loan by a consortium of four Ugandan banks, namely Stanbic Bank Uganda, Standard Chartered Uganda, Citibank Uganda, and Barclays Bank of Uganda. In August 2016, MTN Uganda in partnership with Commercial Bank of Africa ( Uganda ) introduced a new product that allows customers to save money and access microloan products, using their cell phone. The product, called MoKash is available on personal accounts and on accounts for small and medium - sized enterprises. Governance Wim Vanhelleputte is the chief executive officer. See also List of mobile network operators in Uganda References Jump up ^ MTNU ( 20 June 2016 ). `` MTN Uganda : About Us ''. Kampala : MTN Uganda ( MTNU ). Retrieved 20 June 2016. ^ Jump up to : Matsiko, Philomena ( 9 August 2016 ). `` MTN Uganda takes on banks with micro-loans product ''. The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 10 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` MTN Group Limited : Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2016 '' ( PDF ). MTN Group. 30 June 2016. p. 21. Retrieved 15 December 2016. Jump up ^ MTNU ( 21 June 2016 ). `` MTN Uganda : Contact Us - Help Channels ''. Kampala : MTN Uganda ( MTNU ). Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ Google ( 21 June 2016 ). `` Location of the Headquarters of MTN Uganda '' ( Map ). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ Semakula, Othman ( 21 June 2016 ). `` MTN appoints new group chief after Nigeria fiasco ''. Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Uganda : Inside MTN Mobile Money Saga ''. The Observer ( Uganda ) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ Mark Keith Muhumuza ( 26 November 2015 ). `` Telecoms rush to beat Sim card registration deadline ''. Daily Monitor. Kampala. Jump up ^ The Associated Press ( 4 March 2016 ). `` MTN profits down 37 percent in 2015, blames Nigeria fine ''. The Seattle Times Quoting The Associated Press. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ Mark Keith Muhumuza ( 27 May 2016 ). `` MTN secures Shs386b loan from local banks ''. Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ Khisa, Isaac ( 12 June 2016 ). `` SH380Bn : New MTN headquarters, countrywide optic cable ''. The Independent ( Uganda ). Kampala. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ Mark Keith Muhumuza ( 10 August 2016 ). `` Ugandans to save, apply for mobile money loans on phone ''. Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 November 2016. 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Question: when was mtn mobile money launched in uganda
Answer: 2009