Ghana
Ghanaian fintech Waya sees strong growth propel it into other African markets
Ghana-based payments startup Waya is seeing month-on-month growth of between 20 per cent in its three existing markets, prompting it to launch expansion ...
Ghana
Bank of Ghana Urged to Resist Developing a CBDC Based on ‘Old Traditional Siloed Financial Thinking’
A Ghanaian blockchain and crypto association, Afroblocks, has warned the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to resist the urge to develop a central bank ...
Ghana
Ghana: Startup Plendify launches B2B e-commerce marketplace
Ghanaian startup Plendify has launched a B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects small and large African wholesalers, manufacturers, exporters and importers with customers. The Plendify B2B ...
Ghana
Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC with German securities printing firm G+D
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is making another step towards the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by partnering with a ...
Ghana
IMF lowers Ghana’s inflation forecast to 9.6%
The International Monetary Fund is projecting a 9.6% inflation by the end of the year before returning to target next year. This means ...
Ghana
Ghana Vice President Praises Central Bank’s CBDC Initiative, Says Digital Currencies Can Boost Intra-African Trade
The Ghanaian Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has implored African governments to start exploring digital currencies as such alternatives have the potential to enhance ...
Ghana
Ghana:Stanchart’s Women in Technology Programme backs 5 women owned startups
Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator programme (SC-WIT) has awarded GH¢57,000 each in seed funding to five women-led businesses to scale up their ...
Ghana
Ghana:MTN releases new network codes
MTN Ghana has added new network codes to the existing ones. This was after it received new blocks of numbers from the industry ...
Ghana
Ghana introducing CBDC pilot project
The Bank of Ghana has announced plans to test a central bank-based currency (CBDC) by the end of Q3 2021. The deputy governor ...
Ghana
Ghana’s Central Bank to Pilot CBDC in September, Calls It ‘Cash on Its Own’: Report
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is looking to pilot its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in two month’s time. BoG First Deputy Gov. ...
