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...
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.
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Samuel has been a cocoa farmer for 12 years. Since the end of the Akuafo cheque system, he had always been paid in cash for his cocoa, until last season. That was when the licensed buying company (LBC) that he sells to introduced a new system for purchasing cocoa....
Ghanaian pilot Eric Acquah started a drone company in 2017 to spray crops with pesticides, but when coronavirus hit the West African country he found a new mission - saving lives.
The company has used 20 drones to disinfect about 38 open-air markets in Ghana, spraying a couple of acres...
A software for purchasing and monitoring cocoa electronically is set to help drive the cash-lite agenda for financial inclusion in the country. Popularly called CocoaAsempa, the software has enhanced financial intermediation and inclusion amongst farmers and farmer groups.
There has indeed been some level of success with the mobile...
Members of the Ghana Internet Service Providers’ Association (GISPA) have unanimously voted to renew the mandate of its board led by Richard Densu of MTN, for an additional two years.
The members were convinced by the solid results achieved by the Richard Densu led board during the two-year mandate of...
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is largely an informal sector activity, with limited access to information on responsible mining practices and sustainable production.
Most small-scale mining operations in Ghana are in remote areas, which makes deployment of interventions to improve the sector challenging. This is because existing intervention models are...
“Policymakers need to guarantee that all children can develop and be educated in a safe digital environment. The idea that children are vulnerable and should be protected from all forms of exploitation is outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child” - ITU COP
It is also...
Appruve, a global tech company, is set to begin the publication of analytical reviews on onboarding financial service providers’ tech-based channels.
Many financial services claim to adopt an omnichannel approach - but more often than not, the reality is that whether the user is being on-boarded via the website, mobile...
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Ing. Charles Kraikue as the new acting Director General for the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to replace Ing. Simon Allotey who will be proceeding on retirement at the end of this month (31st July 2020). Mr. Kraikue is the immediate past Deputy Director-General, and...