…as Oct. 30 deadline looms With less than 10 days to the October 30, 2022 deadline for banks and financial institutions to register their information technology (IT) infrastructure as Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) with the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), only 28 percent of the nation’s universal banks have done...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison is confirmed to join other Governors, Finance and Economy Ministers at the 2022 edition of the Africa Financial Industry Summit. The Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), a platform that promotes the emergence of an inclusive, innovative and modern pan-African...
The Micro-Credit sector has posted massive gains in 2021 with total assets increasing by 146.79percent year-on-year to GH¢410million as at end of December 2021, compared to 36.3 percent growth in 2020. The increase in asset growth was attributed to the gradual rebound in economic activities after COVID-19 and increase the...
The Ghana Fintech and Payment Association has welcomed the recently launched Bank of Ghana’s Regulatory Sandbox, noting that the new initiative goes to further enhance the BoG’s stance on openness and commitment to ensuring a stable financial sector. President of the association, Martin Kwame Awagah, said: “the Bank of Ghana...
Zeepay’s shareholders celebrated during their Annual General Meeting, the leading financial technology services provider, shared news of increased profits despite a challenging economic outlook.  Zeepay has more than doubled its profit before tax, on an annualized basis, as it rose to GH¢11.82 million at the end of 2021 from...
Société Générale Ghana PLC has appointed Mr. Kwame Achindiba Abbey as Deputy Managing Director for Support. A passionate and consummate professional, Mr.  Abbey has over twenty-two years’ experience in the banking industry. He started as a management trainee with Société Générale Ghana (then SSB Bank) and worked in various roles:...
The Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) has been awarded the Agribusiness Bank of the Year award at the Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards 2022 held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. The Ghana Accountancy Awards, organised by Strategic Accountancy Africa, provide a platform to celebrate individuals and organisations that play a...
Access Bank Ghana has been named the 22nd most prestigious company in Ghana at the 19th edition of the Ghana Club 100 event hosted at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra. This placement moved Access Bank 58 positions forward from its previous ranking in 2019. Since 1998, the Ghana...
The Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) has been awarded the Agribusiness Bank of the Year award at the Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards 2022 held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. The Ghana Accountancy Awards, organised by Strategic Accountancy Africa, provide a platform to celebrate individuals and organisations that play a...
The Managing Director of ARB Apex Bank PLC, Alex Kwasi Awuah, has advised Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) to redesign and integrate their systems to assist them cope and position themselves properly in the face of economic uncertainties facing the world. He explained that after almost fifty years since the...