The ICT sub sector has been identified as the major driver of growth in the first quarter of 2020, expanding by 77 per cent year-on-year. This was revealed by economists at Standard Bank's June 2020 Flash Note of the African Markets Revealed (AMR) report. According to the note, the...
Absa Bank Ghana, the first bank to introduce ATM Cash Deposit and many other digital innovations in the financial sector, is enabling its customers to continue banking at the comfort of their homes and offices, through its array of secure digital services. Demonstrating the Absa Africanacity attitude of finding...
The novel Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting social distancing protocols are driving banks to accelerate their digital transformation strategies, with laggards likely to suffer rapid franchise deterioration as customer preferences and competition evolves more rapidly across emerging markets.
In Ghana, the situation is not different and as an industry leader...
If ‘necessity is the mother of invention’, then the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced many around the world to rethink their daily lives from work to school to entertainment. In response to travel bans, school closures, and recommendations on social gatherings, protocols and social distancing which are all targeted...
While the Coronavirus may have forced organisations to adjust the way they operate, at Global Accelerex, it has not halted either our progress or our commitment to extend financial inclusion, improve the daily lives of people through the provision of bespoke e-payment solutions and our quest to spur growth...
CIDAN Investments Limited is a top-tier fund and investment management firm licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana and the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) of Ghana. CIDAN is a member in good standing of the Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA).
CIDAN is dedicated to providing high...
The banking sector is experiencing competitive disruption constantly, particularly the digital segment of the sector, with competitive advantage being redefined daily.
Digital disruption is occurring at every level of the financial services industry. New competitors, new channels, new processes, and new consumer expectations are shifting the banking industry paradigm. This...
Ghana’s leading software training school, Codetrain is opening its doors to everyone all around the world. In keeping with the fast-evolving nature of education delivery, Codetrain now offers a completely virtual program open to applicants the world over. Finally, anybody anywhere can access the Codetrain experience.
The tech start-try up...
COVID-19 infections in Africa today surpassed 500,000, and there is concern as a growing number of countries are experiencing a sharp rise in cases. So far, in less than five months, the virus has claimed 11,959 lives, overtaking the 11,308 lives lost in the world’s worst Ebola outbreak in West Africa...
In the wake of COVID-19, Consolidated Bank Ghana has reached out to the Potter’s Village Orphanage in Dodowa, Accra with food items including bags of rice, boxes of tin tomatoes, cooking oil, bags of gari, bags of sugar, boxes of tuna flakes, and boxes of biscuits.
The donation is in...