Patricia Sappor, President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana has been honoured by the West Africa Nobles Forum (WANF), for her honesty, integrity and accountability in both her private and public lives. As a recipient of this year’s prestigious Nobles International Award for Men and Women of Integrity in...
Reaffirming its commitment to education and skills development, Absa Bank Ghana in partnership with student-focused organisation, Enactus Ghana has begun a three-month virtual session to equip fresh graduates and the youth with relevant skills required to transition from learning to earning. The sessions which are interactive on Facebook Live and...
 “With Visa, you can feel complete card confidence wherever you go. Our multiple layers of security prevent, detect and resolve unauthorised use of your card information” - Visa This series about the promised Visa safe and secure guarantee started with the background that not many Ghanaians are so convinced about...
TymeBank, a leading digital bank in South Africa, looks to empower small and micro businesses to accept card payments, powered by Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East. Following their successful entry into the South African consumer banking market, TymeBank are now planning...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a single, duty -free, Quota free-market covering the African Continent. Trade is key to Africa’s growth. Africa with all the enormous resources has about 2.6% of all world trade as of 2018 (Afriexim Bank report, 2019). According to the United Nations Economic...
-A step in fighting money laundering and terrorist financing. “Not guilty on until proven guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction”. This is a common statement in various spheres of the legal fraternity and also in any community where justice takes centre stage of events. However, that statement brings...
Best Point Savings and Loans, one of the best Savings and Loans companies in the country has inaugurated its ultra-modern Head Office Tower located at Achimota Mile Seven in Greater Accra Region. According to management of the company, the new head office complex is indicative of the quick growth the...
The ARB Apex Bank Limited has applauded the decision by government to commence payment of locked up investments in collapsed Fund Management Companies, describing it as a major boost to strengthen the liquidity and balance sheets of rural and community banks (RCBs). The Registrar-General’s Department, Official Liquidator of Fund Management...
……acquires BNP Paribas in Guinea and Burkina Faso Vista Bank Group (‘Vista’) has agreed with BNP Paribas to acquire BNP Paribas’ majority interest in the International Bank for industry in Guinea and the International Bank for Industry, Commerce and Agriculture in Burkina Faso. The acquisition, whose completion is subject to regulatory...
It is increasingly recognised that we live in a VUCA World, characterized by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how quickly major economic disruption can occur. Leading economies suddenly see numerous businesses facing bankruptcy. The dislocation, coupled with the impact of new technology, will accelerate the...