In support of Ghana’s Vision 2020 goals, Mastercard has committed its support to helping the country to develop a cashless economy, in furtherance of its push to be an economic powerhouse in Africa. This was highlighted during a recent discussion between Mastercard and Ghana’s new Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. With aspirations of becoming
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS – Visa, announced that mVisa, its QR-based payment service, now live in India, Kenya and Rwanda, will soon be available to merchants and consumers in Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vietnam. mVisa, a mobile solution, brings the benefits of easy and secure digital commerce to financial institutions, merchants and consumers
GCB Bank Limited has opened its 161st branch in Saboba in the Northern Region of Ghana. The Saboba branch is the fifth to be out-doored under the Bank’s new brand and the first such branch to be opened in the northern sector. Early this year, GCB opened branches in Haatso, Amasaman, Adjiringanor and Weija all
Accolades In April 2016, SimbaPay was selected as one of 10 companies to join the first ever Barclays Accelerator powered by Techstars in Africa. The app continues to disrupt the cross-border remittance industry with its focus on extreme speed and convenience In 2015, SimbaPay was named the Overall Winner at the prestigious Demo Africa 2015
Vodafone extended M-Pesa to Ghana, the 11th Vodafone market across Africa, Asia and Europe to benefit from the world’s leading mobile money transfer service. The launch of the service, operating in Ghana under the ‘Vodafone Cash’ brand, follows a successful pilot launched in August 2015. Around 15 million people – approximately 64% of the population
Power outages should no longer prevent you from accessing your cash – that is if you use Stanbic Bank’s ATMs. The Bank has rolled out what it believes to be the first solar powered offsite ATMs in the country. The solar powered ATMs have been rolled out to provide a reliable, cost efficient alternative to
Western Union Company , a leader in global payment services, celebrated its 20th anniversary in Africa. With over 34,000 locations and connections to millions of bank accounts and mobile wallets in more than 50 countries and territories, across Africa, the Western Union network serves millions of senders and receivers with a choice of 120 currencies.
