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Expertise that moves business forward.

Upswing Consulting and Training Limited helps businesses, financial institutions and organisations solve complex challenges, build capability and accelerate growth through industry expertise, research, technology and execution.

Think.
Understand the problem and the market.
Build.
Build the people and systems to deliver.
Grow.
Execute, expand and capture value.

Why Upswing

Why Upswing?

A practitioner-led business solutions firm that understands both the boardroom and the field.

  1. 01

    Practitioner-led

    We understand the theory — and the reality of execution.

  2. 02

    Research-driven

    We turn information into useful business intelligence.

  3. 03

    Commercial

    We focus on outcomes, opportunities and measurable value.

  4. 04

    Technology-enabled

    We use technology and AI to improve how businesses operate.

  5. 05

    Execution-focused

    We help move ideas from strategy into action.

Six solution pillars

Think. Build. Grow.

One firm to understand the problem, build the capability and deliver the growth.

All solutions
Think.Understand the problem and the market.

Consulting & Advisory

Strategy, regulatory and institutional advice from practitioners who have built and run what they advise on — including credit, recoveries and distressed assets.

  • Agency Banking Consulting
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Fintech Advisory
  • Banking & Financial Services
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Research & Intelligence

Desk and field research that turns information into decisions — from market sizing and customer insight to mystery shopping and audits.

  • Corporate Research
  • Market Research
  • Industry Research
  • Agency Banking Research
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Build.Build the people and systems to deliver.

Corporate Training & Capability

Practical programmes that build capability people use on Monday morning — designed around real work, not generic classroom theory.

  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Sales
  • Business Development
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Digital, AI & Business Automation

We deploy AI agents, automation and digital platforms that remove friction from sales, service and operations.

  • Business Websites
  • Sales Websites
  • AI Agents
  • AI Assistants
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Grow.Execute, expand and capture value.

Growth & Market Execution

Feet on the ground. We recruit agents, acquire customers and activate markets — and report on what actually happened.

  • Agent Acquisition
  • Customer Acquisition
  • Market Activation
  • Nationwide Campaigns
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Deals & Transactions

Buy-side and sell-side support for microfinance banks, financial institutions, fintechs and licences — from sourcing to negotiation.

  • MFB Transactions
  • Financial Institution Transactions
  • Fintech Opportunities
  • Licensing Opportunities
Discuss a transaction
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Boardroom to kiosk

Strategy designed by people who have worked the last mile.

Signature expertise

Agency Banking & Financial Inclusion Specialists

We help banks, fintechs and development programmes design, build and grow agent networks that reach underserved customers — combining strategy, research, training and field execution in one team.

  • Agent network strategy
  • Agency banking research
  • Agent recruitment & activation
  • Agent & staff training
  • Regulatory & licensing advice
  • Inclusion programme design
Talk to an Expert

Growth & market execution

Need results on the ground?

Strategy only matters when it reaches customers. We put trained teams in the market and report on what happened.

  • 01Agent Acquisition
  • 02Customer Acquisition
  • 03Field Activation
  • 04Market Expansion
  • 05Business Development
  • 06Partnership Development
  • 07Nationwide Campaigns
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Upswing Deal Board

Opportunities worth exploring.

A curated board of vetted transactions for buyers, sellers and investors — launching soon.

Financial institution

Opportunity listing

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Fintech opportunity

Opportunity listing

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Licence opportunity

Opportunity listing

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Upswing Impact Story™

What we've helped clients achieve.

Every impact story follows the same honest structure — so you can see exactly how we work.

Client impact stories will be published here once approved for release.

  1. 1The Challenge
  2. 2The Objective
  3. 3The Upswing Approach
  4. 4The Execution
  5. 5The Result
  6. 6The Lesson
  7. 7Related Solutions
  8. 8Next Step
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Corporate training & capability

Build capability that performs in the real world.

Practical programmes designed by practitioners, built around your people, your market and your targets.

  • Leadership
  • Sales
  • Management
  • Banking
  • Agency Banking
  • Financial Inclusion
  • AI
  • Digital Transformation
  • Marketing
  • Risk & Compliance
  • Negotiation
  • Strategy
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Digital, AI & business automation

Turn AI into business capability.

We deploy AI agents, assistants and automation inside your sales, service and operations — focused on measurable business value.

  • AI Agents
  • AI Assistants
  • Automation
  • Workflow Automation
  • CRM Automation
  • Sales Automation
  • Digital Transformation
  • AI-Powered Business Solutions
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Think. Build. Grow.

Tell us what you're trying to achieve.

A practitioner will respond with a clear view of how we can help — and what it would take.