Recognized as one of the founding fathers of swindling and scamming, Charles Ponzi’s unique and almost flawless approach in defrauding the masses of money led to what is now popularly known as a ‘Ponzi Scheme’.
A Ponzi scheme is a false investment that promises outrageously higher returns as compared to...
PaySwitch Company Limited, a Ghanaian owned third-party payment processor (TPP), has been certified as ISO 27001 compliant.
This award is a validation of the company’s strides to provide Ghana with an authentic locally established TPP to banks and other businesses that are driving a digital payment agenda.
ISO 27001 is an...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has been named the Best Consumer Digital Bank in Ghana by Global Finance Magazine for the 8th consecutive year.
This was announced as Global Finance unveilled the Best Consumer Digital Banks in Africa during the Global Finance Awards 2020, an undisputed authority on the world's...
Data from the National Insurance Commission (NIC) have showed that out of the total value of cargo imported into the country – estimated at GH¢90billion last year – only 6 percent took insurance from Ghanaian insurance companies, indicating that the majority of importers rather took insurance from overseas companies,...
The new normal of driving almost every activity online - including business, education, meetings, conferences and other events - has catalysed growth in the information and communication sector, making it the fastest-growing sector in this pandemic era.
Data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have shown that the information and...
If they are to add value and record gains from employing digital marketing channels, especially as they eye post-COVID-19 recovery, business owners must prioritise their customers, Simon Alangde, Innovation & Partnership Manager at Wineloya Digital, a digital advertising agency, has said.
According to him, whilst employing technology is beneficial to...
Cashew processors in the country have advocated vigorous effort to promote the consumption of cashew products locally to boost demand.
This, they believe, will create a viable and competitive cashew value chain industry to unearth its huge untapped potentials.
According to the cashew processors, despite the high nutrition and economic value...
Employees attach value to their job features/total job, and when they perceive threats to these and experience feelings of powerlessness, their level of job insecurity increases (Hartley et al. 1991). Working life has been subjected to dramatic change over the past decades as a result of economic recession, advances...
The recent 4% reduction in Communication Service Tax (CST) may well be the middle-ground for all stakeholders. My personal view has always been that we need to strike a fair balance between generating extra revenue for the government and encouraging telecom-facilitated economic growth.
‘President Kagame says mobile phones are no...
“The bane of entrepreneurship in Africa is access to capital.” This statement stayed with me long after my conversation with a dear friend who is an established entrepreneur. This view is held by almost every businessperson I have spoken to and is further affirmed by several researches and reports...