Tag: eCedi
BoG launches eCedi Hackathon for FinTechs, developers
Bank of Ghana in collaboration with EMTECH Solutions has announced the launch of an eCedi hackathon, to provide opportunities for FinTechs, developers and innovators...
CBDC global adoption: Ghana, Eswatini stand out
Digital payments innovation in different regions of the world is being spurred on by Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) adoption, as nations experiment with...
Nigeria’s e-Naira fails as Ghana sees promise for e-Cedi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that 98.5% of Nigeria's Central Bank Digital Currency, e-naira wallets have not been used even once, two...
CBDC transactions to exceed $213 billion by 2030 globally
A new study from Juniper Research, foremost experts analysing the fintech & payments market today, found that the value of payments via CBDCs (Central...
Nigeria Central Bank turns to taxi drivers to boost eNaira adoption
A year after launching Africa’s first digital currency, Nigeria’s central bank is turning to the nation’s three-wheeler taxi operators to speed the adoption of the...
eNaira records US$9.3 million in transactions
Eleven months after its lunch, Nigeria's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the eNaira, has recorded ₦4 billion ($9.3 million ) in transactions.According to the Central...
eCedi wallets should NOT attract interest or else…- Calbank official
Head of Digital and Inclusive Banking at Calbank, Martha Acquaye has said that if eCedi wallets attracts interest like mobile money wallets do, it...
eCedi Adoption: Education & investment into ecosystem infrastructure critical – Eli...
Chief Executive of Mobile Money Limited (MTN MoMo), Eli Hini has stated that for Ghana's central bank digital currency (CBDC) - eCedi, to take...
MTN MoMo Month: Is eCedi more like Cash or Mobile Money?
On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, Mobile Money Limited (MTN MoMo) held a Stakeholder Forum on The Impact of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on...
CBDCs could boost financial stability – Report
A well-designed central bank digital currency (CBDC) like Ghana's eCedi may enhance rather than weaken financial stability, according to a working paper from the...