
MTN's banking licence bid (3)
…why its non-interest banking window changes everything
Nana K.A Atiemo
It is no coincidence that MTN's digital banking push and the Bank of Ghana's rollout of Non-Interest Banking (NIB) were announced in the same month: January 2026. The two events are structurally linked.
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