Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum Akwaboah, has said the reduction in Communication Services Tax (CST) by government from 9% to 5% is going to make some positive impact on Ghanaians. Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta, in his delivery of the Mid-Year Budget...
The enterprise unit of Vodafone Ghana, Vodafone Business has launched Business Runway Webinar Series to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) with the requisite skills, insights and opportunities that will enable them manage and build thriving businesses. The knowledge-sharing platform, which is also aimed at building the capacities of...
Vodafone Ghana employees and the Vodafone Group Foundation have raised GH¢100,000 toward establishment of the Vodafone Ark Foundation Transit Shelter for survivors of domestic violence. The amount was donated to the Ark Foundation, a Non-Profit Organisation (NGO) that provides support for survivors of domestic violence. The donation is part of...
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY MTN Ghana has urged subscribers to be vigilant on emails and phone calls from scammers and fraudsters in order not to be defrauded.The company noted that fraudsters are calling subscribers and posing as MTN officials to assist with customer’s pin reset. Also, they care calling MTN subscribers...
Scancom PlC (MTN Ghana) will host shareholders at its second Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 13th of August 2020. The meeting which will be held virtually will be streamed live from the Company’s Head office at MTN House, Independence Avenue from 11am. The meeting will among others discuss the Audited...
French telecoms provider Orange last week Thursday launched mobile banking operations in Ivory Coast, the third country where it has expanded into digital lending after France and Spain. Company executives told a news conference they were aiming to sign up 10 million customers in Ivory Coast in the next five...
There are some common things mobile gamers worry about like getting a message from a friend while in the virtual world. You want to open it so bad, but that means you have to quit your game. Or getting a notification that your battery is low whiles you are in...
   Facebook has released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights how Facebook investments in infrastructure and connectivity across the region will deliver over $57 billion in Economic Benefits over the next five years (2020–2024). According to The Economist...
Entrepreneurs are born in many ways. Some say they got their business ideas in a dream. Others say they got it from observing a problem; and others say through their upbringing they developed entrepreneurial instincts. This week in B&FT’s Inspiring Startups, we talk to a young man whose interest...
The volume of Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) transactions shot up by over 444 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. This is contained in the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) Half-Year Performance report. According to the report, MMI transactions from...