Chief Executives Network Ghana has announced the postponement of its 5th Ghana CEO Summit, which was scheduled to take place in Accra on 18th and 19th of May 2020. Founder and CEO of the Summit, Ernest De-Graft Egyir, explained that this is due to the COVID-19 global pandemic which has...
GCB Bank has donated 40 jumbo water storage tanks to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development for distribution to markets in Accra, Tema and other parts of the country. The ministry will distribute the tanks among selected Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies for allocation to the beneficiary market centres. The Rambo 1000...
The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has  launched the Integrated ICT System that automates all the operations of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) in the country. He said this is an information technology solution that will address payment and the settlement challenges of MASLOC and bring an air of...
In order to promote seamless communication during this pandemic period and even beyond, Glo Mobile Ghana has introduced Glo Awesome, a new product offering that gives guaranteed, unbeatable 25 minutes for calls and 100MB data to the subscriber. Appropriately packaged for the benefit of subscribers who crave value for money,...
In June 2018, Huawei released the all-scenario smart life strategy: simplified as ‘1+8+N’, ‘1’ refers to the smartphones that users frequently use on a daily basis, while ‘8’ includes wearables, headphones, PCs, tablets, speakers, glasses, vehicle-mounted devices, and Huawei Vision. Those are non-smartphone products which are frequently used in...
The Ghana Association of Bankers has described the decision by the Ghana Interbank Payments and Settlement System’s (GhIPPS) to end the waiving of fees it charged on services including Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI), GhIPSS Instant Pay (GIP) and ACH Direct Credit as unilateral and bad for the image of...
First National Bank Ghana has launched ASPIRE (Accelerated Support for Pandemic Intervention and Relief Effort) to assist the government and its stakeholders in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ASPIRE is a rapid response fund to address the critical and immediate health care needs in Ghana. Richard Hudson, CEO...
As part of efforts towards combatting and containing the COVID-19 pandemic, ZEN Petroleum Limited, a leading, Ghanaian owned Oil Marketing Company (OMC) has made donations to the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital. This was done in a bid to shore up reserves of crucial personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential...
As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the world with its resulting impact threatening the survival of businesses, more and more companies operating in Ghana say they have no option than to jettison staff or, at best, cut their salaries in order to keep their businesses afloat. With the local tourism...
set to charge fees on Instant Pay, MoMo interoperability & ACH Direct waivers affecting GhIPSS’ sustainability fees charge takes effect from May 23 The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) has said it is unable to continue waiving the fees it charged on services including Mobile Money...