UMB approved by BoG, SEC to offer virtual accounts
…becomes first bank in Ghana
Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has become the first bank in Ghana to receive approval from both the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer virtual accounts to eligible businesses operating within the emerging virtual asset ecosystem.
Published by Juliet Etefe
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