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Ghanaians will soon be paying more on all electronic transactions including Mobile Money following the announcement of a new e-levy by the government. Ghana’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that the government intends to introduce an electronic transaction levy (e-levy) in the 2022 budget. He said this was to “widen... -
pawaPay originated as part of the payments of pawaTech, a UK software company with more than a decade of experience building Mobile Money solutions for African markets. In early 2020, pawaPay was spun out as a standalone business with the backing of the investors behind pawaTech. Today, pawaPay is already... -
Fintech company Zeepay Ghana has commissioned a state-of-the-art Fintech Campus in Accra, Ghana. Zeepay Ghana, Africa’s fastest-growing fintech, has commissioned its state-of-the-art fintech campus in Cantonments, in the heart of the city of Accra. The campus was purposely built with high tech facilities that adopt artificial intelligence technology in... -
Ghana’s Zeepay plans to raise $10m in equity funding to support the creation of new mobile-money hubs in East and Southern Africa, Andrew Takyi-Appiah, co-founder and managing director, tells The Africa Report.... -
Mastercard Foundation has partnered with InTouch to support their 10,000 Jambaars project, which will deploy a network of 10,000 agents to provide digital services across the continent, most of whom will be young people and, particularly, young women.... -
Ghana’s Naa Sika digital micro-savings platform emerged winner at the World Bank Group's WURI West Africa Prize. The scheme, which seeks to reward innovations in cross-border social protection for the informal sector, is supported by the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) program, which facilitates... -
Ghana has not been spared the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 21, 2020, there have been 6,269 infections and 31 deaths. The economy has taken a significant hit, with GDP growth projections for 2020 being revised down from 6.8 to 2.6 per cent. And response measures combined with a... -
Clear Junction, a London-based global fintech company that offers end-to-end regulated payment solutions based on in-house technology, has signed an agreement establishing a partnership with Zeepay, a leading African fintech company. The partnership would allow Clear Junction to offer correspondent accounts for collecting payments in the European Union and... -
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a contactless payment system to encourage the adoption of alternative payment, and curb the spread of COVID. The platforms; universal QR Code and Proxy Pay were launched to help enhance digital platforms and promote a cashless society. With this...