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The public has been urged to resort more to electronic forms of payment in order to reduce their exposure to armed robbery and related risks. The Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse gave the advice following reports of two separate armed robbery attacks in two successive days and other instances, in which huge sums of cash were believed to have been stolen.
According to Archie Hesse, a concerted effort is required to populate Ghana with many point of sales (POS) and other electronic payment channels. He said the State, stakeholder institutions and business owners, must work together to ensure effective deployment of POSes and other devices that accept electronic payments.
Large corporate organisations and public sector institutions can receive instant payment electronically if they sign onto the e-bills pay system introduced by Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS). This should address payment challenges and improve efficiency at these organisations.
The use of e-bills pay, an electronic payment system that enables large corporate institutions to receive payment via the internet or mobile applications, can reduce the human interface and help bring down corruption at public institutions. E-bills pay is one of the latest initiatives by Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), the national payment infrastructure provider.
There are clear indications that bank customers prefer to have instant access to their money as demand for express and instant services surge. The 2017 performance report issued by GhIPSS shows that the transactions with the highest growth were express cheque, express ACH Direct Credit and the GhIPSS Instant Pay (GIP).
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT NYAHO MEDICAL CENTRE ― Ghana’s healthcare leader Nyaho Medical Centre is thrilled to announce the expansion and enhancement of its current offerings, beginning with the construction of a modern Maternity Ward, NICU and ICU in partnership with Orthner Orthner and Associates.
After 47 years of delivering quality healthcare, Nyaho Medical Centre, the first private group medical practice in Ghana, opened its first satellite clinic in the business center of the capital of Ghana, Accra.
Speaking at the 2017 Ghana Economic Forum on the theme “Building a Ghanaian Owned Economy, 60 years on, The Role of Insurance”, Lartey mentioned 10 critical things that insurance will do to improve economic development if proper attention is given to its essence in the economy.
The 2017 Ghana Investment Summit is to take place in the end of August in Ghana’s capital of Accra, and its objectives are aligned with the President Akufo-Addo’s vision of making Ghana the most business-friendly and people-friendly economy in Africa.
Earlier in June, Nana Akufo-Addo announced that the mandate of his administration is to lay foundations to the most business-friendly and people-friendly economy in Africa, which will create jobs and prosperity for all Ghanaians.
