Fidelity Bank Ghana, one of the leading banks in Ghana, has named highlife and afro-beat singer-songwriter KiDi as the brand influencer for its innovative bouquet of digital products and services at the launch of its Digital Banking Campaign on Monday. The Fidelity Digital Banking Campaign seeks to reinforce the value...
Africa’s fintech start-up industry is one of the continent’s brightest spots. Companies like Paystack (bought by Stripe in late 2020 for $200 million) and Flutterwave, are changing the game and helping to fuel a firestorm of venture capital investment interest in African-made IT solutions. It’s easy to see why....
GH¢50m capital injection to benefit creative arts US$20m national film studio push for domestic tourism drive Ghana’s tourism and creative arts industry is expected to rake in a revenue of US$5 billion within two years and up to US$6 billion in the next four years to become an...
The Legal Department of Stanbic Bank Ghana, as part of their Team Legal Club (TLC) programme, has donated educational materials and mattresses to the Senior Correctional Centre, formerly known as the Borstal Home, to aid teaching and learning at the Centre. This donation comes on the back of an appeal...
… calls for constant innovation to stay ahead of times Profitability is key to a bank’s health and growth, but that should not override other factors such as the brand’s promise, integrity, constant innovation and adherence to ethics, the Chartered Institute of Bankers Ghana (CIB) has said in its extensive...
… but other revenue streams keep dwindling After being badly hit by the pandemic due to lockdown measures and restrictions on trade, new data show taxes generated from trade with other countries have rebounded strongly, a feat the Bank of Ghana has attributed to the effective revenue collection method implemented...
Quartey urges gov’t to invest in productive sectors A B&FT analysis on the country’s fiscal situation has revealed that the economy is severely cash-strapped, as data show government’s payment obligations are more than 200 percent of the revenue that comes in - leaving no option other than resorting to...
To achieve a successful vaccination campaign and deployment, government cannot work alone and therefore requires the active participation of the private sector, Philip Owiredu, Managing Director of CalBank has said. “Looking at the limited resources we have as a nation; I do not think we should expect the vaccination programme...
A new report by the Institute of Customer Service Professionals (ICSP), titled ‘The State of Customer Service in Ghana’, has disclosed that measures outlined by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in 2020 to curb cyber fraud in the financial sector has boosted the confidence of customers. The report, which was...
CalBank and Saham Insurance have unveilled a partnership that will see the bank provide its customers with innovative general insurance products and services underwritten by the insurance giant. The partnership, which was unveilled yesterday at the bank’s head office in Accra and witnessed in the presence of Dr. Justice Yaw...