Category: TECHNOLOGY
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Telcos ready to begin deactivating unregistered SIMs – Chamber of Telecommunications
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has cautioned that its members are ready to deactivate all SIM cards yet to be registered by November 30, 2022. In a statement, it said its members, AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone, have begun complying with the recent directive from the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. On November 11, 2022, the…
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Malagasy delegation completes tour of Ghanaian Fintechs and MFIs
The Ghana Fintech and Payments Association hosted an eight (8) Member Delegation of Chief Executives from the Association Professionnelle Des Institutions De Microfinance (APIMF) of Madagascar on a 6-day working visit to Ghana. The Team was led by their Secrétaire-Général, Fanjaharivola Rakotomaharo, and the Head of the Ministry of Finance’s Center for Financial Inclusion, Nivoarizay…
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Twitter staff in Ghana are rejecting Elon Musk’s lay-off package
About a dozen Twitter staff based in Ghana, which was the firm’s only office in Africa, have rejected a severance package offered to them and are now considering taking legal action. The staff’s legal firm has told the BBC that Twitter wants to negotiate the severance package and termination process, but it did not provide details…
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Telcos contribute GH¢4.3bn in taxes
THE telecommunication industry contributed GH¢4.3 billion in taxes to the economy last year. The amount represented 7.7 per cent of government revenue for the period in review. Players in the sector also created 6,100 direct jobs and 1.2 million indirect jobs last year, bringing to the fore the critical role of telecommunications in bridging the…
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Elon Musk says he’s sleeping at Twitter’s HQ ‘until the org is fixed’
Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Monday morning that he will be working and sleeping at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco “until the org is fixed,” after saying he spent the previous night there. Musk made the tweet as part of a Twitter thread started by Eric Frohnhoefer, a Twitter employee that’s been at the company for…
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ATU and ICT ministers underscore importance of a digital economy for Africa’s resilient growth
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a ministerial forum on Day 0 of AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, and Zambia. The session which was under the sponsorship of Huawei focused on methods to engineer a new sense of hope for Africa’s digital economic journey under the theme ‘Rise Stronger with Digital…
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Prudential Bank leads conversation on PAPSS
Ghana’s leading indigenous bank, Prudential Bank Limited on Tuesday, 13th September, 2022 has organized a seminar at the Africa Regent Hotel in Accra to discuss the opportunities and benefits of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS). The discussion which was held under the theme; Stimulating Trade in Africa through Efficient Payment Solutions- The Role…
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Sanctions for unregistered SIM cards to begin today
SIM card users in Ghana who have not re-registered their SIM Cards will start facing punitive actions from Monday, September 5, 2022. According to a document from the National Communications Authority, the initial punitive measures will include the re-routing of outgoing calls for special messages to be played. Some numbers will also be blocked…
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Investment in technology critical to economic growth – Elsie Addo Awadzi
Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Elsie Addo Awadzi has underscored the need for more investments to be made in technology to ensure economic growth. Madam Elsie Addo Awadzi believes though the COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to the use of technology, there are some gaps in access to it. Delivering her speech as…
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MTN Ghana introduces voucher distribution denomination change to prevent price disparity
MTN Ghana has introduced an Electronic Voucher Distribution (EVD) Denomination Change to enable pre-paid customers who purchase airtime from retailers to receive the same value purchased. The EVD Denomination change initiative will prevent retailers from overcharging customers for purchasing electronic credit transfer. MTN customers can visit any EVD vendor (credit transfer agent) to purchase airtime…