Standard Chartered rewards savers with new campaign, dubai trips

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has launched a new deposit campaign, “Jaguza ne Standard Chartered,” offering clients incentives for saving, transacting, and maintaining deposits with the bank. The campaign, which runs from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2025, will reward clients with monthly prizes, home appliances, and grand prize trips to Dubai.

Clients can earn entries into monthly prize draws for every 1 million Ugandan shillings (UGX 1 million) deposited and maintained in their accounts. Prizes include smart televisions, refrigerators, cookers, microwaves and washing machines, along with shopping vouchers. Additionally, clients who make 10 card payments each month at point-of-sale terminals or via e-commerce using their debit cards will also be entered into monthly shopping voucher draws.

The grand prize offers five lucky winners a fully paid trip for two to Dubai. To qualify for this draw, clients must deposit and maintain UGX 100 million. The campaign is open to clients with current, savings and term deposit accounts in both local and foreign currencies.

Speaking at the launch event at the bank’s Head Office on Speke Road, Standard Chartered CEO Sanjay Rughani reiterated the bank’s long-term commitment to the Ugandan market. “As Standard Chartered, we continue to invest in innovation, customer experience and economic transformation,” Rughani said, addressing the bank’s recent announcement to exit its Wealth and Retail Business. “Uganda is, and will remain, a strategic priority for Standard Chartered, and we will continue to operate in this market as a corporate and investment bank while ensuring that our retail clients’ interests are well taken care of in the short and long term. We remain here for good as our brand promise attests.”

Paul Sefa Badu, Head of Wealth and Retail Banking, expressed enthusiasm for the campaign, noting it was “carefully designed to celebrate our clients by rewarding them for saving, transacting and for their trust in us.” He emphasized the importance of saving in achieving financial security and goals.

Lydia Nakamya, General Manager, Affluent Banking and Wealth Management, added that the bank continues to invest in digital infrastructure, innovation and client-centric solutions to enhance the banking experience. “One of our strategic priorities is to grow the affluent, and for us to do that, we need to grow with our clients’ wealth and allow them to expand their wealth,” Nakamya said. She affirmed the bank’s belief in its ability to protect and grow client portfolios through a focus on agility and curated solutions.