The Abiola Bawuah Foundation (ABF), a non-governmental organisation has collaborated with the Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Programme (YLFP), an initiative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and donated to Odumse Basic School at Dodowa. The donations were made to 70 adolescent girls who received educational materials (schoolbags, clear bags, pencils, pens, erasers), school uniforms […] The post ABF,
BETWAY, Ghana’s leading online sports betting platform, has introduced a banking payment system that allows customers to make and receive payments through their banks as an alternative to the already existing mobile money payment system. Being the first of its kind, the interoperability system is to aid customers have a more flexible approach to responsible […] The post BETWAY
First National Bank Ghana has declared 2021 as the ‘Year of Home Ownership’(YOHO2021) to help make home ownership a reality for many Ghanaians. Announcing the initiative in Accra, the bank described this as a catalyst in driving greater interest in property ownership using home loans (mortgages). It will be used to thoroughly engage consumers with […] The post First
A former stock trader with UBS Investment Bank, Mr Kweku Adoboli, is to share his expertise on ways to stimulate growth in the local mortgage market at a two-day pension conference scheduled for February 23-24, 2021. The UK-trained investment banker now a consultant is billed to speak at the Pension Strategy Conference 2021 organised by […] The post Kweku Adoboli
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued guidelines to digitise the operations of crowdfunding schemes – locally known as ‘susu’ collection, ‘nnoboa’ or ‘ntoboa’ – as part of strategies for transforming the traditional model to meet the needs of modern society and provide adequate security for contributors. The move, according to a notice published by […] The post BoG
Yielding Accomplished African Women (Yaa W.) is launching Africa’s first women’s finance and technology online academy on February 27, 2021. Yielding Accomplished African Women is Africa’s premier nonprofit committed to digitizing out and developing Africa’s best talent with a focus on women. Their ecosystem is the largest community of African female leaders in finance, machine […] The post Yaa
“To Protect and to Serve” This is usually the motto of the LAPD—the famed Los Angeles Police Department, made the more famous through various Hollywood flicks. The brief history behind this motto is that it was the winning entry in a competition organised by BEAT Magazine, the Department’s internally-produced periodical. The competition was originally meant […] The post To
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of some 401 candidates who participated in the private West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) 2020. According to WAEC, the entire results of the aforementioned candidates were withheld on account of suspected involvement in examination malpractices including impersonation, collusion among candidates, bringing foreign materials […] The post WAEC
With small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs and start-ups all faced with a major challenge of maximizing opportunities to penetrate into the African market due to the coming into place of Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Regus Global flexible workspace platform seeks to offer the most efficient, cost-effective strategy for such businesses […] The post SMEs
Business closures. Mass layoffs. Financial fragility. These are some of the words you would often hear being associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because the impact of the pandemic caught many unawares. And sheer endurance of the virus and its constant mutations further raises the anxiety and the stake for many businessmen and women. […] The post Special
Information Systems (IS) become more and more complex as the number of solutions in the IS space keeps rising; each solution promising different but convergent gains. The question no longer remains how to transform your IS strategy to meet your organization’s digital needs but how to remain resilient in uncertain times. Managers of IS today […] The post The CIO
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted all aspects of our lives, resulting in an unparalleled acceleration of digital transformation. The mobile community in sub-Saharan Africa responded to this crisis proactively to keep individuals and businesses connected. Nonetheless, nearly a billion people on the continent are still being left behind; and effectively and permanently remedying this […] The post Connecting
With the release of the Galaxy S21, Samsung has undeniably launched its best Galaxy device to date. The Galaxy S21 series is the ultimate smartphone, designed to make every day epic. The new flagship series debuts a head-turning iconic design, an epic pro-grade camera for users of any skill level, and the most advanced processor […] The post Samsung’s
Financial Wellness with Richmond Kwame Frimpong Preamble Insurance is a tool to reduce financial loss or hardship. It is a contract between the insured and an insurance provider under which the insured can be paid for certain losses. The insurance provider pools clients’ risks to make payments affordable for the insured. It is protection that […] The post Insurance as a financial
In line with the company’s vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to its customers and enable the company become a digital operator by the year 2023, MTN continues to undertake programmes and activities aimed at enhancing customer experience. Operating under the theme ‘The Year of the Customer: The Digital Experience’, […] The post MTN
The Managing Director of FBNBank, Mr. Victor Yaw Asante, has stated that SMEs need to master the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and also to place themselves in a good position to attract credit from banks in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) enormous […] The post SMEs
Purple Park, the real estate arm of Spektra Global Limited, has unveiled an affordable housing unit dubbed Seed Gate, with the ultimate objective of addressing housing deficit in the country. The Seed Gate apartments, located at Tema Community 25, comes in two to three bedrooms detached and semi-detached designs, giving prominence to security, functionality, space […] The post Purple
It is envisaged that the Intellectual Property Law governing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to become the growth accelerator for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and with that, the creation of more jobs in member-countries. The World Economic Forum states that MSMEs account for more than 80 percent of […] The post AfCFTA, Intellectual
The world is governed by laws, and if one seeks to dominate any field, knowing and mastering the laws in that jurisdiction is a primary success factor. Laws are a rule of construction or procedure. Today, we want to look at the unspoken laws of branding, use them to your advantage. Here we go! The […] The post The ‘Forgotten’ Laws of Personal Branding appeared first on
“Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud”. Sophocles Last week, I looked at the resurgence of digital frauds which is emanating from the increased use of digital banking by customers. It is always a fact that not every customer can take advantage of this opportunity of contactless banking. This is mostly due to high […] The post Beware of digital banking fraudsters
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