Category: TECHNOLOGY
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We’re ready to re-engage gov’t on acquisition of Vodafone shares – Telecel
International telecommunications firm, Telecel Group, says it is willing to re-engage government to get the clearance to acquire Vodafone PLC’s operations in Ghana, following earlier hurdles. Last week, news broke about Vodafone Group’s intention to exit Ghana’s telecom market to enable it re-focus on its key markets. The British telecommunication giant had agreed to offload…
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New deadline for SIM re-registration too short – MoMo agents association
The Mobile Money Agents Association has said the two months extension announced by the government is not enough time to guarantee that all Ghanaians would re-register their SIM cards. According to the association, the challenge for many registrants is their inability to access their Ghana Cards. In an interview with Citi News, the Secretary of…
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Extend SIM card re-registration exercise to January 2023 – MoMo agents
The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana are calling on government to consider an extension of the deadline for the SIM card re-registration exercise. According to the association, the mobile money business will be negatively affected should government go-ahead to implement the July 31 deadline. Government has set July 31 to be the deadline for…
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Vodafone agrees sell stake in Ghana’s business to Telecel
Telecommunication company, Vodafone Plc has agreed a sale of its operations in Ghana to Telecel Group. This is part of the British telecommunications giant to refocus on key markets. According to Bloomberg, the London-listed company will sell its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel, subject to certain conditions. Vodafone entered Ghana in 2008…
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Telecoms Chamber and IIPGH advocate sustained coding education
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications in partnership with the Institute of ICT Professionals, Ghana, (IIPGH), is advocating sustained coding education for children cross the country. The call was made on the sidelines of the final workshop of the Institute’s Coding Caravan initiative in Tsiame in the Volta Region of Ghana. The workshops, which started in…
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IIPGH to enter coding education partnership with Telecoms Chamber
The Institute of ICT Professionals, Ghana, (IIPGH), is proposing a partnership with the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications to promote and sustain its coding program in schools within three regions namely, Volta, Eastern and Central regions. The partnership, which forms part of the Institute’s Coding Caravan initiative is part of efforts to scale up its coding…
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PayAngel joins Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Leading African payment solutions and remittance platform, PayAngel has joined the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, dedicated to helping early-stage startups leapfrog the barriers of business creation and grow faster than usual. The Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a new digital and all-inclusive platform that offers enhanced benefits and credits, and also gives startups…
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Node 8, HTU hold first edition of Node X in Ho
The Ho Technical University and an innovation hub in Ho, Node 8 have held the maiden edition of Node X on June 22, 2022, at the Ho Technical University’s Computer Science Department. The event, organized in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science, was part of Node Eight’s mission to equip tertiary students with innovative…
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Financial transactions will be allowed even without Ghana card from 1st July – GAB assures
The Ghana Association of Banks has assured that despite the end of the period given for customers of financial institutions to update their data with the Ghana Card, they will be able to still carry out banking transactions even without the card. The directive regarding the update of the data of customers of financial institutions…
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Losses due to fraud in banking sector in 2021 up by 144%; hits GH¢61m – BoG report
The value of losses recorded as a result of fraud in Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions in Ghana in 2021, witnessed a significant jump, rising to GH¢61 million as compared to a loss of GH¢25 million in 2020, representing a 144 % increase in year-on-year terms. This was captured in the 2021 Banking, Specialised Deposit-Taking…