Voice-based payment systems, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and natural language processing, are rapidly entering the financial ecosystem and being mainstreamed. I share in a series of articles based on my direct experiences of being very closely associated with a global FinTech team that is involved in developing...
The Development Bank Ghana (DBG) has announced a strategic partnership with Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans Ltd. in a significant move to bolster the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector.
This collaboration, facilitated by a loan facility of GH¢15million, marks a pivotal moment for both institutions as they aim...
Absa Bank Ghana has announced a GH¢2.5million grant to support businesses in the Fintech and Agritech industry. The initiative is part of the Absa Young Africa Works programme in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, which is designed to build the capacity of 5,000 SMES and create 50,000 jobs for...
In a post-COVID-19 era, a major concern will be how to bring various economies around the world back to their feet through micro productivity.
In Africa, Agriculture remains the breadbasket of most economies including that of Ghana. According to the 2017 World Bank Sector Policy Note, Ghana's agricultural sector accounts...
A start-up is a business at the preliminary stages of its business cycle, and which most often than not requires significant investment in capital and expertise before it can rock shoulders with established firms in a competitive market. After crossing the daunting idea validation stage, a start-up must face...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is recommending that the stimulus package should match the estimated output loss in terms of decline in the growth of GDP.
“We would like to add that the national economic response must be proportionate to the scale of the human, economic and social costs arising...