Tag: Payment Service Providers
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BoG releases list of approved e-money issuers, payment service providers
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has released the list of regulated companies approved to operate as electronic money issuers and payment service providers for business transactions in the country. They include five dedicated electronic money issuers and 21 payment service providers. This follows the passage of the Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987)…
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Minimum capital requirement deadline for payment service providers extended by 6-months
The Bank of Ghana has officially extended by 6 months, the deadline for meeting the new minimum capital requirements by all existing Payment Service Providers, Electronic Money Issuers, banks and specialized deposit-taking institutions, from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020. To operationalize the new Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987), which sought…