About
Wendi is a mobile wallet launched on 1 November 2023 by PostBank Uganda, which the Bank of Uganda licensed in July 2023 under the National Payment Systems Act as an electronic money issuer. The customer's phone number becomes the account number: users self-register with their national ID in the Wendi app or on USSD code *229#, and no PostBank account is needed. Cash moves in and out through PostBank branches and agents, and the wallet is linked with MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money; Western Union transfers can be received since December 2024. Unlike telco wallets it is bank-run and pays interest on savings; it had over 1.3 million subscribers and 4,000 agents as of December 2024.
Wendi is now operated by PEARL BANK UGANDA - the same government-owned institution previously trading as PostBank Uganda; its site uses both names.
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