Accra, November 10, 2017//-Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the interoperable payment system for Ghana is at the completion stage and would hopefully be launched this year.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
Wari Drags Tigo to International Court of Arbitration
Dakar, Senegal, November 10, 2017 – Wari Group, a Senegalese financial services company has dragged Millicom International Cellular (MIC), operators of Tigo to the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France.
Why Bank of Ghana Fails to Act on Growing Mobile Money Fraud
Accra, November 2, 2017//-Ghana’s enthusiastic efforts of becoming an economy less dependent on cash in the West African sub-region will be a mirage if the Bank of Ghana (BoG), mobile money transfer operators and other stakeholders fail to act on growing mobile money fraud.
MTN Ghana Pays GH₵38,3Million in Interest to E-wallet Holders in 9 Months
Accra, October 31, 2017 – MTN Ghana has made payments of over GH₵ 38,3million in interest to about 8.4 million Mobile Money customers and agents from January to September 2017.
Andrew Takyi-Appiah: Africa’s Mobile Payments Evangelist
Accra, October 31, 2017//-Growing up, Andrew Takyi Appiah did everything to avoid the destinies that were being articulated for him.
Apple Engineer ‘Fired’ Over Early iPhone X Leak
October 31, 2017//-Apple has reportedly fired one of its engineers after his daughter posted a video of the iPhone X before the official launch.
NCR: NCA Must ‘Whip’ Telcos to Stop Cyber Fraud
Accra, October 30, 2017//-The Network of Communications Reporters (NCR) has called on the National Communications Authority (NCA) to direct telecom companies in the country to fully comply with regulations that enjoins it to register every subscriber identification module (SIM) cards before they were activated for use.
MTN Ghana Foundation Launches 10th Anniversary Celebrations
Accra, October 30, 2017//-MTN Ghana Foundation on Monday launched its 10th anniversary celebrations with a promise to deepen its social investments in the communities in which the MTN network operates.
Mobile Phone Importers Call for Reduction in Clearing Cost
Accra, October 29, 2017//-Mobile phone dealers want the government to reduce cost of clearing smartphones at the ports to at least two percent.
Ghana Begins Re-registration of SIM Cards in November
Accra, October 27, 2017//-All owners of SIM cards and mobile money accounts in Ghana will from next month [November], be required to undergo re-registration.