Tag: Financial Inclusion
BREAKING NEWS: Minority Leader wants E-Levy to be 1%, up to...
The Minority Leader in Ghana's Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu is calling for the controversial yet to be implemented electronic transaction levy (E-Levy) to be reduced...
Proposed E-Levy causes DECLINE in eCommerce, e-Payments
The newly announced E-Levy on electronic transactions in Ghana is yet to be implemented, but it has already started casting it dark shadows on...
E-Levy announcement impacts MoMo PAYMENTS negatively – Telcos
Even though the E-Levy on electronic transactions has not taken effect yet, the telcos say they have started seeing some human behavioral changes towards...
Open Banking payments to exceed $116 billion by 2026, as APIs...
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of global payment transactions facilitated by Open Banking will grow from just under US$4...
Telcos record over 1.27 billion mobile money transactions in 3 months
Within the last three months alone, the three leading telcos in Ghana, MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo have recorded more than 1.27 billion mobile money...
Ghana.Gov to stem corruption, increase revenue by GHS3 billion – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that the newly launched single point of access to all government services and revenue collection, Ghana.gov would...
Ecobank taps Africa’s top Fintechs to provide eCommerce platform for SMEs
The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank, has launched an eCommerce solution aimed at providing a platform for MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) across...
New technologies, money transfer tipped to drive financial inclusion in Africa
The Vice President and General Manager, Xoom, a PayPal service, Julian King says emerging technologies combined with mobile financial platforms like PayPal and Xoom...
MTN Group deepens financial inclusion during COVID-19
Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTNÂ Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users on its network, a...
aYo Ghana gives Free COVID-19 insurance benefit to Ghanaians
aYo Intermediaries Ghana Limited (aYo Ghana) has announced a free COVID-19 benefit in the form of a free insurance cover for its existing and...