BEIGE Capital has signed an agreement with tech firm NCR Ghana Ltd to roll-out automatic teller machines (ATMs) to make customer transactions more convenient and flexible. The agreement, which is in line with the strategic growth plan of BEIGE Capital, was announced at the bank’s second quarterly board meeting in Kumasi. Announcing this partnership, Mr. Samuel Osew-Kwatia, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BEIGE Capital said: “This deal will propel our drive to increase our customer base and also

President John Dramani Mahama last week Thursday justified the huge investment government has made under the second Compact of the Millennium Challenge Account, the funding for which is expected to arrive in the coming days. He said although government has focused on increasing energy facilities to become self-sufficient and a net exporter of the commodity, the current inadequacies in the commodity have justified the investment. President Mahama gave this justification when officials of the second

Charles Ampofo, Chief Executive Officer of Verdant Zeal -- a marketing communications company -- has thrown a challenge to local advertising agencies to desist from clamouring for affiliations with international agencies in order to lure bigger clients. “Affiliation is good if the partnership is mutual but nowadays most people are just looking for the name, meanwhile one’s output is more important than somebody’s name,” he said. He noted that local players need to first of all understand

Increased Internet access will generate more consumer spend than any other media product or service in the next five years in the South African entertainment and media industry, according to a report issued by PwC . South Africa’s entertainment and media market is expected to grow by 10.2% compounded annually (CAGR) from 2014 – 2018 to a value of R190.4bn. By far the largest segment will be the Internet. Combined revenues from Internet access and Internet advertising will account for an estimated

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) has launched its silver jubilee awards to mark 25 years of recognizing marketing excellence and practice in the country through the annual CIMG Marketing Performance Awards. The 25th edition of the awards, which comes off on October 18, seeks to recognise outstanding women and men who aspire for excellence in their business undertakings and marketing travails as well as their contributions towards the betterment of society. The President of CIMG,

The Bank of Africa (BOA) has launched a secure and easy-to-use mobile banking app dubbed "B-Mobile". The new app affords customers of the bank opportunity to undertake banking transactions and enjoy other services while skipping the long queues at banking halls. Customers can simply download the app onto their mobile devices and begin using this service. Among other services, B-Mobile users can assess their bank accounts to check their bank balance and transaction history, top-up mobile