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May 8, 2025

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Ghana to Begin Digital Asset Regulation in September

CoinGeek

"Ghana’s central bank will begin overseeing the digital asset space later this year, pending the passage of legislation currently before parliament, Governor Johnson Asiama has revealed. Asiama spoke at the African Leaders and Partners Forum, held in Washington on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Spring Meetings. He pledged the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) commitment to promoting digital asset adoption by enforcing friendly laws that protect consumers without stifling innovation."

January 6, 2025

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August 1, 2024

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July 30, 2024

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CBDC Solution From G+D Proves Viability for Cross-Border Payments

GI-DE

"Recently the Central Bank of Ghana announced the successful completion of the first proof of concept within the Project DESFT (Digital Economy Semi-Fungible Token) which demonstrated the use of digital credentials for international trade and cross-border payments. It proved the viability of the Ghanaian eCedi in cross-border transactions between Ghana and Singapore.​"

May 6, 2024

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January 31, 2024

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GhIPSS, Visa Sign Domestic Processing Partnership Deal

TechFocus24

"The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS), Ghana’s national payment systems infrastructure provider, announced a pioneering partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, that allows GhIPSS to process domestic transactions denominated in Ghana Cedi with Visa cards issued in Ghana."

January 30, 2024

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August 28, 2018

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March 28, 2018

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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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