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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).
Archie Hesse presents GhIPSS (Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana incorporated in May 2007 with a mandate to implement and manage interoperable payment system infrastructures for banks and non bank financial institutions in Ghana.
Archie Hesse, CEO of GhIPSS (Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited), talks about payment system infrastructures in Ghana.
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