18 Banks Now Offer Instant Pay
About 18 of banks in Ghana are now able to offer the Instant Pay (GIP) service to their customers, which is double the number that could do so in August this year. This implies that more customers...
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GARIA Renews Call For Insolvency Laws
The Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors, GARIA, is hopeful that the seventh Parliament to be inaugurated in January 2017, will facilitate the passage of the insolvency law to...
GARIA Renews Call For Insolvency Laws
The Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors, GARIA, is hopeful that the seventh Parliament to be inaugurated in January 2017, will facilitate the passage of the insolvency law to...
GCB Bank Limited Opens Saboba Branch
Customers of GCB bank limited in the Saboba district of the Northern Region have been relieved of the risk involved in travelling to Yendi for their banking needs. The Saboba branch will bring...
Softbank To Invest $50bn In US
Shares of Japanese technology firm Softbank have soared to their highest level in more than one year in Tokyo trade, jumping 5% at the open. That is on news Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said he will...
How The Youths Can Take Over Leadership In Nigeria
I was carefully xraying the political climes in Nigeria since the advent of Democracy, I intentionally omitted the pre 1999 for obvious reasons. We are all aware that it has always been the same...
Amazon Opens Grocery Store With No Lines
Amazon has gone after book stores, retail chains and electronics shops. Now it's taking on grocery stores, with a twist. Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) unveiled in a video a new physical store on Monday that...
Fintech Won’t Lead To Job Losses – OmniBank MD
Some bankers have ruled out huge layoffs of their human resource following the adoption of modern technologies in their operations. According to them, the job losses could largely be blamed on the...
Wholesalers and Distributors Urged To Use Instant Pay
Wholesalers and distributors are being encouraged to use the Instant Pay (GIP) for their transactions to ensure quick payment and delivery of goods particularly during this yuletide. The Instant Pay...
Uber Defends Business Model, Wants To Avert Strict EU Rules
Uber defended its business model in Europe’s highest court on Tuesday, saying its service had made it easier for people to get around and cut pollution as it fights a case which could leave...
Amazon Imposes Limits On Reviews
Online marketplace Amazon has placed a limit on the number of reviews shoppers can leave on the site. In a bid to put a stop to false feedback, people can now write only five reviews a week of items...
Australian Regulator Opposes Collective Bank Bargaining On Apple Pay
Three of Australia's four biggest banks will be barred from collectively bargaining with Apple Inc (AAPL. O) in relation to its mobile digital payments system, under a draft decision released by the...
“Success Is 1% Desire And 99% Struggles”
I dedicate this article to my girlfriend who unconditionally loves and selflessly supports me as a struggling genius. This piece, to me, is the most heartbreaking article I have written so far. My...
The ‘now’ & the ‘future’ of Green Banking [Article]
The Internet is a powerful tool for communication and research as well as providing businesses with means of connecting with consumers and generating income. Advancement in Information and...
U.S Online Sales Jumps On Black Friday
U. S. online sales surged on Black Friday, with Amazon.com Inc offering the steepest discounts among e-commerce sites as it set the agenda for what has traditionally been the biggest shopping day of...
Why Does It Still Take So Long To Drive Across Africa?
Why does it still take so long to drive across Africa? There is no rail network connecting West and East Africa, and there are relatively few flights. Google Maps very optimistically estimates that...
Jumia Ghana To Offer Customers 90% Discount On Black Friday
Jumia Black Friday is back again. Last year we made you happy, this year we will make you proud, that is what Jumia Ghana promise to bring to you during this year’s Jumia Black Friday sale which...
Ghana Loses $2bn In Sole-Sourced Contracts – Danquah Institute
The Danquah Institute, a public policy research centre, has said at least $1.93 billion is being lost through non-competitive tendering. The pro-opposition outfit said it has been investigating...
Hackers Target European ATMs
Cyber criminals have remotely attacked cash machines in more than a dozen countries across Europe this year using malicious software that forces machines to spit out cash, according to Russian cyber...
Ghana Post To Venture Into Banking In 2017
Ghana Post Company Limited has decided to venture into banking as part of its move to expand its frontiers. According to the Managing Director (MD) of the company, Mr Eric Yao, the bank, which would...