Ghana Link Network Services Limited, a leading trade facilitation company, made a strong showing at the 4th National Governance & Business Leadership Awards, with key executives receiving individual honors alongside the company's recognition as Transformational Business of the Year. Mr. Clyde Panyin Adjei Danso, Deputy Managing Director of Ghana Link,...
By Fuaad Dodoo A single unverified, inaccurate or misguided statement or report by a journalist can throw a country’s financial sector into chaos. Believe it or not, journalists, through their reportage can make and unmake a country’s financial industry. This was my key takeaway from the Workshop on Business Journalism organised...
…launches 40th anniversary By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Apowa Ahantaman Rural Bank PLC, one of the fastest-growing rural banks in the country, continues to record reasonably healthy performance and has achieved significant growth over the past few years. Year on year performance indicates significant growth in key performance areas such as Deposits, Investments,...
Award-winning software provider, EMTECH has announced a new software product called Beyond Compliance, to help Financial Service Providers (FSPs) automate and manage regulatory compliance in one place. Regulatory Compliance is an imperative for FSPs as the fines for non-compliance can run into the billions of dollars. Beyond Compliance  helps users...
Block’s TBD has launched the  TBD Hackathon in collaboration with the Africa Bitcoin Conference. The hackathon is an exciting competition designed to drive innovation, creativity and technological advancement of payments in Africa using the tbDEX open-source protocol. The submission period for this hackathon will open on 31 July 2024 and close...
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has once again demonstrated its commitment to quality education by making a donation of a state-of-the-art Smart Board to the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The donation of the Smart Board follows a call from the university seeking assistance with its digital lab. Some of the...
FirstBank Ghana has announced the continuation of its Junior Internship Programme (JIP), a unique initiative designed to provide young customers with invaluable work experience and insights into the banking industry. Esteemed Ghanaian musician and FirstBank Ghana Values Partner, Sarkodie, has endorsed the programme, urging interns to take full advantage of...
GCB Bank PLC has held a seminar to build the capacity of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with primary focus on the crucial role of digital tools in enhancing business operations in today’s competitive world. The seminar themed ‘Empowering Growth: Optimizing People and Resources for the Digital Era’ was also...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The banking industry’s non-performing loans (NPLs) continue to climb, driven by a cocktail of factors including ever-increasing government arrears, macroeconomic instabilities, poor credit risk management and high fiscal deficits, a new study has shown. Last week, during a press briefing at the...
By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi Directors of Amansie Rural Bank PLC with its head office at Antoakrom in the Amansie District of Ashanti Region has reiterated the Bank’s commitment to ensure the best and most convenient banking to customers at all times. According to the Board Chairman of the Bank, Ben Kwakye...