As the Ghanaian economy continues to grow and evolve, companies across the country are beginning to recognise the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in their operations. While many organizations focus on external CSR efforts, such as community outreach and sustainability initiatives, there is a growing trend towards internal...
…Analytics using AI for anti-financial crime processes in banks
The financial services industry faces a significant challenge in preventing money laundering due to manual, repetitive and data-intensive tasks that are ineffective. AI has the potential to enable a quantum leap in AML and provide a means to scale and adapt...
Outsourcing, which has been with both the business and public sectors for some time, is either Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) or Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). A number of organisations in banking and financial services, insurance, IT and telecommunications, Oil &Gas, customer services, Manufacturing, wholesale and retail, transportation, hospitality, health...
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Every business is expected to face some level of risk in their operations even if there are good business practices and safety precautions in place. No matter the protocols you put in place to control your business operations, a...
members commit to drive increased intra-African trade through digitalisation
Ghana’s largest privately-owned bank, Fidelity Bank Ghana has partnered with the Lafferty Group to host the first 2023 meeting for the Retail Banking Council Africa. The prestigious members-only Council which saw numerous presentations and panel discussions on the theme, ‘Driving...
In a landmark move set to transform the landscape of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Ghana, Absa Bank Ghana and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to offer an unprecedented support programme that will elevate SMEs and propel their growth to new heights.
This initiative marks a turning point for...
Founded by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Microsoft, the Africa Education
Medal is Africa’s most prestigious education accolade.
Dr. Mary Ashun, Principal of Ghana International School (GIS), has been named as a Top-10 finalist for the Africa Education Medal 2023. Founded last year by T4 Education and HP in...
Current challenges confronting the country present a great opportunity for investment advisors and fund managers to assist and contribute to resetting the economy by leveraging patient capital, Managing Director-Tesah Capital, Eugenia Basheer, has suggested.
Madam Basheer spoke to B&FT on the 2023 Money Summit’s sidelines, and maintained that the current economic situation...
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has been strategically established by government to add value to the country’s raw bauxite resources and phase-out raw exports of the natural resource in the short- to medium-term, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
According to the president, the real value of...
United Bank for Africa, Ghana has been named the ‘Best CSR Bank Ghana 2023’ by the Global Business Magazine Awards. The list of winners was released and published on their website.
The award is designed annually to honour and reward excellence in companies across different sectors and highlight extraordinary performances...