Without fintech-friendly policy alignment, AfCFTA’s goals risk stalling

The country’s efforts to safeguard its international anti-money laundering standing face risks from businesses failing to disclose their ultimate beneficial owners, Registrar of Companies Maame Saama Peprah has warned.

Domestic businesses are delivering more tangible investment than realised foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ghana, highlighting the need for a policy-shift toward local enterprises as government seeks to retain more economic value within the country.

MobileMoney Fintech Limited (MMFL) has expanded its MoMo platform to more than 45 financial products and services covering credit, savings, investments, pensions, insurance and international remittances, as it seeks to deepen digital financial inclusion in Ghana.

OmniBSIC Bank has held the 11th edition of its flagship Health Walk, reinforcing the bank’s commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles, strengthening customer relationships and creating opportunities for business engagement.

Olam Agri Ghana has marked World Food Day by engaging approximately 850 upper primary pupils of the Kpone Methodist Basic School in an initiative to promote awareness of nutrition, food security and the importance of access to nutritious food.

Veteran insurance executive and diplomat, Steve Kyerematen, has been honoured by the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) for his pioneering role in establishing the AIO African Reinsurance Forum, a platform created in 1995 to strengthen the continent’s reinsurance capacity.

A chatbot answers. An AI agent can act. The distinction is not absolute, but it captures an important shift in artificial intelligence. We are moving beyond systems that generate information towards technologies capable of performing tasks, accessing applications and carrying out actions on behalf of organisations.

The Executive Director of the Africa-China Centre for Policy & Advisory (ACCPA), Paul Frimpong, has called for a new phase of Africa–China digital cooperation that prioritises African technological capabilities, joint innovation and co-creation over the mere adoption of digital technologies.