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Introducing Chipper Cash – A Cross-border Mobile Money Platform
A new mobile money platform is hitting the market, through which users can send and receive money from foreign countries at no cost.
The mobile app named Chipper Cash, also enables users to send and receive money from one telecom service…
Digital Payments are starting to take over from other payments in Ghana
There is an increasing shift away from the use of cheques to electronic payments channels for various transactions. Although cheques continue to have the single largest share, it is growing at a slower pace while other electronic payments…
Dash Added to Top Ghana Cryptocurrency Exchange eBitcoinics After Crowdfund
Dash trading pairs have been added to eBitcoinics, significantly advancing Dash’s adoption prospects in Africa.
Based in Ghana, eBitcoinics is a cryptocurrency exchange serving several African countries, offering trading pairs for…
GhiPSS boss advocates Technology Regulator for ICT sector
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhiPSS) Limited, Archie Hesse has called for a Technology Regulator to control Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications and…
Financial experts call for regulation of Fintechs at #CitiBizFestival
Participants at the Financial Technology Summit organised as part of the Citi Business Festival have emphasized the need to create a financial ecosystem that will guarantee the safety of funds with financial technology (fintech)…
BoG putting in strategy to combat fraud in E-payments and Mobile Money
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said that it is working tirelessly this month to stop fraud-related activities in the country’s payment systems.
The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Maxwell Opoku-Afari, told Accra-based Citi FM…
More People are using Mobile Money to pay for retail services
The value of retail payments (excluding cash) increased by 43.18 per cent to GH¢381.43 billion in 2017 from GH¢266.39 billion in 2016.
This growth in the value electronic retail payments for the year under review, 2017 was driven largely…
Non-Compliant Fintechs in Ghana To Lose Licenses soon
The Bank of Ghana will revoke the license of any financial technology company that fails to comply with regulatory requirements outlined in the new payment systems and services bill.
The FinTechs are expected to be compliant at a time…
The best way to buy MTN Shares in Ghana and Make Profit
The largest telecom operator, MTN, has launched an Initial Public Offer aimed at raising 3.47 billion cedis from shares.
Every Ghanaian has the opportunity to own shares in the company. Priced at GHC 0.75 per share, they must be…
2018 Ghana Information, Technology & Telecom Awards to focus on FinTech
The 2018 Ghana Information, Technology & Telecom Awards in its 8th year is set to honour leading players in the Fintech industry.
The emergence of Fintech in Ghana has sparked a tremendous increase in domestic and cross-border…