BoG commends Africa Prosperity Network for spearheading continental interoperability campaign
The governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has commended the Africa Prosperity Network (APN) for spearheading the campaign for the full implementation of mobile money interoperability in Africa. Speaking at the official opening of a symposium on advancing interoperability in Africa in Accra on Friday ( 5 July), Addison said “Effective … The post BoG commends Africa Prosperity Network for spearheading continental interoperability campaign appeared first on Asaase Radio.
The governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has commended the Africa Prosperity Network (APN) for spearheading the campaign for the full implementation of mobile money interoperability in Africa.
Speaking at the official opening of a symposium on advancing interoperability in Africa in Accra on Friday ( 5 July), Addison said “Effective collaboration between collaborators is crucial in achieving cross-border payments.”
“I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the organisers of this symposium for their dedication towards the launch of this initiative.”
“Your commitment to foster collaboration and innovation in this crucial area is commendable, permit me to also add that the initiative to scale up cross-boarder payment interoperability aligns with the broader financial digitisation and inclusion agenda of the BoG…” Addison added.
Major telecommunication firms across the continent including GSM, Smart Africa, MTN, Telecel, Safaricom, Orange Morrocco Telecom are attending Friday’s summit.
The forum is being organised by the Africa Prosperity Network (APN), organisers of Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD), in collaboration with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
It is under the theme: “Scaling Up Interoperability: Using Mobile Money to Buy & Sell Across Africa. “The interoperability challenge.”
Listen to Dr Ernest Addison in the attached audio clip below:
Line up of speakers
Speakers at the forum include Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, Dr Joe Anokye, director general of the National Communication Authority (NCA), Dr Ebiekure Jaspa Eradiri, president of All Africa SME’S Association, Kwame Oppong, head of fintech and innovation at Bank of Ghana.
Others are Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, first deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana, Foster Awintiti Akugri, transition manager, The Innovation Village, Uganda and Dome Scaffidi, president SAPA Global Payment and Schemes.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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