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Ghana deepens e-transactions one week after launch of mobile money interoperability

Barely one week after the launch of mobile money interoperability (MMI) platform in Ghana, details from the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GHiPSS), has revealed massive rise in transaction which translates to boom in financial inclusion. The agency said…

Ghana Bawumia
ICT

Ghanaian VP, Bawumia to launch mobile money interoperability May 10

Ghana is seriously deepening its policy of financial inclusion via mobile money with glaring indications of emerging West Africa’s digital economy champions ahead of Nigeria. First successful move to this mission in Ghana is the official position of government to…

Nations still relying on resources than knowledge economy’ll crash soon—Bawumia

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said that the era where nations relied on natural resources for socio-economic development are over, but economies that are knowledge or technology driven is in the right path. He said the…

Ghana-Rwanda-co-operation
ICT

Ghana set to tap from Rwandan success story in ICT development

In line with its quest to fast track the country’s drive to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) penetration, Ghana has approached Rwanda, leading Africa’s ICT powered economy for partnership. Otherwise, indications are rife that both nations would soon constitute a…

Ghana effectively begins paperless ports transactions, single window operations

…Nigeria maritime agencies still operating ‘separate’ single windows After few months of systems reconfiguration to synchronize with other sister agencies working at ports, Ghana Port & Habour Authority (GPHA) on September 1, successfully flagged off the paperless ports reforms. It…

Govt., Ghanaian banks on collusion course over planned takeoff of TSA

Whereas the Ghanaian Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed the stand of the government, saying “No turning back on Treasury Single Account (TSA) implementation,” Money Deposit Banks (MDBs) operating in the economy has raised issues of fears, saying the policy…