MTN MoMo Partners with UHOA to Boost Digital Payments in Hospitality Sector
This strategic partnership aims to transform the hospitality sector by providing seamless, digital financial solutions to the industry.
MoMo from MTN Uganda has officially partnered with the Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic partnership aims to transform the hospitality sector by providing seamless, digital financial solutions to the industry. The collaboration is focused on promoting financial inclusion, enabling smart, real-time hotel transactions, and supporting the digitization of the tourism and hospitality landscape in Uganda.
During the MoU signing, Dennis Kakonge, the General Manager of Corporate Services and Company Secretary at MoMo from MTN UG, highlighted the importance of the collaboration.
“It’s an honor and privilege for us to partner with Uganda Hotel Owners Association. This is the beginning of a strategic and timely partnership. We believe in walking this journey together to enable a smarter, more connected, and financially inclusive hospitality sector, over 780 hotels under UHOA stand to benefit from digitized payment experiences powered by MoMo’s integrated payment gateway. With this solution, hotel guests can now book rooms and pay securely using mobile money, eliminating the need for cash and enabling convenience, safety, and through this integration, guests can pay from anywhere, and hotels can receive payments instantly and securely. We’re not just offering payment solutions, we’re co-creating systems that support sustainable tourism and entrepreneurship.”
– Dennis Kakonge, the General Manager of Corporate Services and Company Secretary, MoMo, MTN UG
“We are committed to support in training, feedback collection, joint marketing campaigns, and digital innovation, aligning this move with our broader Mission 2025 ‘to build a fintech platform that powers inclusive growth and transforms the way Uganda does business. This MoU is a step in the right direction. We thank UHOA for their trust, shared vision, and leadership.Together, we are unstoppable.”
– Dennis Kakonge, the General Manager of Corporate Services and Company Secretary, MoMo, MTN UG
The event was attended by several notable guests, including Juliana Kagwa, CEO of the Uganda Tourism Board, Muhwezi Susan, Chairperson of UHOA, members of the UHOA board, representatives from the Uganda Tourism Association, media partners, and the MTN Uganda team, including Stephen Mutana, the Chief Strategy Officer.
