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A History of Mobile Money in Ghana

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Ghana initially lagged behind other African countries when it came to mobile money adoption, but fast forward to 2020, and Ghana is now the fastest growing mobile money market in Africa. How did the country pull this off?

In this episode, we go deep into the origins of mobile money in Ghana, its early challenges, and how numerous organizations successfully came together to take this technology mainstream.

Among the many guests who help break it down for us are Archie Hesse, CEO of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), and Bruno Akpaka, the first General Manager of MTN Mobile Money in Ghana.

Listen to learn how Ghana became one of the fastest growing mobile money markets in Africa.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT

0:00 — Introduction

02:00 — Mobile Money 101 - A timeline of Ghana's journey

03:37 — Enter GhIPSS - controller of the spaghetti junction

06:44 — The Bank of Ghana and GhIPSS' first attempts at improving financial inclusion

11:24 — The rise and fall of bank-led branchless banking

13:30 — The rise of MTN Mobile Money

19:01 — [Paystack Product Alert] Introducing Paystack Transfers paystack.com

20:03 — The early days of MTN Mobile Money in Ghana

23:42 — The first iteration of mobile money in Ghana

25:42 — Improving financial inclusion through mobile money interoperability and agent distribution

29:06 — The role of mobile money in Ghana's financial system

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Ghana initially lagged behind other African countries when it came to mobile money adoption, but fast forward to 2020, and Ghana is now the fastest growing mobile money market in Africa. How did the country pull this off?

In this episode, we go deep into the origins of mobile money in Ghana, its early challenges, and how numerous organizations successfully came together to take this technology mainstream.

Among the many guests who help break it down for us are Archie Hesse, CEO of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), and Bruno Akpaka, the first General Manager of MTN Mobile Money in Ghana.

Listen to learn how Ghana became one of the fastest growing mobile money markets in Africa.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT

0:00 — Introduction

02:00 — Mobile Money 101 - A timeline of Ghana's journey

03:37 — Enter GhIPSS - controller of the spaghetti junction

06:44 — The Bank of Ghana and GhIPSS' first attempts at improving financial inclusion

11:24 — The rise and fall of bank-led branchless banking

13:30 — The rise of MTN Mobile Money

19:01 — [Paystack Product Alert] Introducing Paystack Transfers paystack.com

20:03 — The early days of MTN Mobile Money in Ghana

23:42 — The first iteration of mobile money in Ghana

25:42 — Improving financial inclusion through mobile money interoperability and agent distribution

29:06 — The role of mobile money in Ghana's financial system

LINKS

FOLLOW US

The Decode Fintech newsletter is a weekly email summary of the most important news in African fintech. Subscribe to receive original commentary and curated stories, as well as the latest episode of the podcast.

DECODE FINTECH IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY PAYSTACK

Paystack helps Africa's most successful fintechs build and scale popular financial service products with the industry's best-documented APIs. Please visit paystack.com/fintech to find out more.

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