Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC continues to support the youth to learn earn and grow with its community initiative programme Youth to Work. The Youth to Work programme is a flagship project under the Futuremakers initiative of the Standard Chartered Foundation aimed at supporting young people by providing them...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has disbursed a total of GH¢71,500 as the first tranche of a total amount of GH¢230,000 over a three-year period to 31 brilliant and needy students as part of its educational support initiatives. The disbursements were done through the bank’s two endowment funds; the Standard...
Huawei Ghana as part of its 2022 Women in Tech program, has equipped 500 traders in a Financial Technology workshop to bring them up to speed with advanced technologies and enable them transform their businesses digitally to suit current market trends. The training which was focused on helping female entrepreneurs...
FBNBank in a short but impressive ceremony has officially commissioned its new East Legon Branch as it continues to focus on its efforts to bring banking services closer to the doorstep of its customers and clients. The East Legon branch of FBNBank is located on the main Lagos Avenue, opposite...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reiterated its cautionary stance to institutions it licences as well as the wider public on the use and trade of cryptocurrencies within its jurisdiction, citing glaring existing risks which it believes could jeopardise the nation’s financial sector if left unchecked. This comes as the...
Banking institutions are becoming more and more susceptible to fraud over the years, although various control measures have been put in place. Fraudsters are now more versatile in designing their modus operandi to circumvent the control. The fraudsters could originate from both internal (employees) and external sources (customers, suppliers,...
The Board of Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB) has announced the appointment of Alhassan Yakubu-Tali as its new Managing Director effective December 1, 2022, following regulatory approval by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). He assumes the position as successor to Dr. John Kofi Mensah, who retired on November 30, 2022,...
In the presence of many leading figures of the African financial community, the closing ceremony marked the end of the 2022 edition of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS). Bringing together in Lomé more than 800 decision-makers from the African and international financial sector, AFIS 2022 laid the foundation for...
Akuapem Rural Bank PLC has been honored as the Second-Best Rural Bank, being the ‘Most Promising Bank of the Year 2021 at the 4th Rural Banking Excellence Awards ceremony held recently in Koforidua. The bank over the years, especially under the 2021 year of review, has shown tenacity and been...
For its first physical edition, the Africa Financial Industry Summit in partnership with Mazars has rewarded outstanding figures representing the continent's financial vitality and resilience. Nominees included companies, executives and central bank governors from across the entire continent. The awards ceremony took place during the Africa Financial Industry Summit 2022...