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...
Npontu Technologies has launched its multi-channel self-service customer engagement platform for USSD, SMS, Bulk Email and social media posting & analysis. Described as Deywuro, the multichannel platform allows the user to send millions of SMS and emails with secure sender IDs. According to a statement from Npontu, with its targeted...
Tools, Tips, and Strategies Seasons and times will compel many to chart unknown waters, others out of curiosity and necessity.  Regardless of the trigger, having an online presence and brand has become a must-have in this age. More so, the pandemic has propelled and created a sense of urgency to digitize. Over...
 The heightened dependency on digital infrastructure resulting in more time spent online, spread of the virus, fear and uncertainty in the midst of COVID-19, has created fertile ground for cybercrime experts to use sophisticated, complex and innovative tactics to stay ahead of their targets. In a webinar presentation to members...
“ICT has been critical to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and transforming society over the long term. But the key to progress is laying the foundation for constant evolution”. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of this year, organisations across the planet began to shift into action....
The Bank of Ghana has awarded the first-ever Payment Service Provider (Enhanced) Licence to one of the nation’s foremost financial technology companies, Nsano Limited. Nsano Limited - a diversified financial technology solutions provider which currently maintains its focus on building custom mobile financial service applications for banks and insurance companies,...
The Ghana Standards Authority has granted certification to another innovative movable handwashing machine produced by Magnifico Limited in a bid to ease the washing of hands mid the outbreak of COVID-19. The solar powered machine, named Sun Sink, offer users the opportunity to get soap and wash their hands under...
Today, Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, a human rights lawyer and Program Manager at the Open Society Initiative for West Africa from Ghana, Senegal and South Africa was appointed as Board Member to the newly created Oversight Board.  The Oversight Board will review certain content decisions by Facebook and Instagram and...
Samsung brings new, innovative features found on its flagship Galaxy S20 series to the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note10 series through a software update starting from March. Users will be able to capture content with the latest Galaxy camera software technology, including Single Take mode. Additionally, users will have...
When it comes to medical diagnostics devices, Africa is seen mainly as a consumer not a producer. But young African Scientists like Dr. Laud Anthony Basing, the Medical Laboratory Scientist behind the COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test kits manufactured in Ghana, are determined to change that narrative as the continent,...