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January 31, 2024
On the web
GhIPSS, Visa Sign Domestic Processing Partnership Deal
TechFocus24
January 30, 2024
On the web
GhIPSS Instant Pay Fast Becoming the Go-To Service for Quick Transfers
GhanaWeb
November 17, 2023
On the web
Ghipss CEO: Real-Time Payments Is Now 65% Of Transactions on Our Platform
TechFocus24
October 6, 2020
On the web
Cheque Usage to Decline in Favour of Near Real Time Payment
GhanaWeb
“The use of cheques to make payment could witness further decline in volume, following the addition of the Automated Clearing House Direct Credit, Near Real Time payment channel.This is because the Near Real Time (NRT) payment channel offers a better and quicker alternative to cheques.”
July 24, 2019
On the web
Ghanaian Universal QR Code Set to Accelerate E-payments
Global Government Forum
“Ghana has become the latest country to commit to rolling out a universal QR code, as the country’s government seeks to accelerate the take-up of e-payments. The move was announced by the West African country’s vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, earlier this month at an event in capital, Accra.”
August 28, 2018
On the web
Paystack, with ambitions to become the Stripe of Africa, raises $8M from Visa, Tencent… and Stripe itself
TechCrunch
“The company is active today in Nigeria, where its payment API integrates with tens of thousands of businesses, and in two years it has grown to process 15 percent of all online payments; and the plan is to both continue to grow in its home market, as well as expand to more countries, starting with Ghana.”
March 28, 2018
On the web
Airtel Tigo integrates money transfer platforms
Ghana Web
“Customers of Airtel Money and Tigo Cash will by the end of April 2018, be integrated onto a single platform to allow for mobile money transactions. This is according to the CEO of Airtel Tigo, Roshi Motman. The move which will make them the second biggest mobile money operator in the country also forms part of the integration of the two companies after their merger in November 2017.”
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