Fidelity Bank champions inclusive pension reforms to strengthen retirement security

Fidelity Bank Ghana has called for bold reforms to expand pension coverage to Ghana’s informal sector and diaspora communities, describing greater financial inclusion as critical to building sustainable retirement security while unlocking long-term capital for national development.

To accelerate pension inclusion in Ghana, he proposed three practical interventions: the creation of a dedicated diaspora pension product supported by regulators, pilot flexible contribution models for informal sector workers through existing mobile money infrastructure and integrating pension enrolment into Ghana Card registration to make retirement planning more accessible.

The call was made by the Deputy Managing Director for Operations & Support Functions, Atta Yeboah Gyan, during his keynote address at the 2026 Africa Pension Supervisors Association (APSA) Annual Conference held in Accra under the theme, “Unlocking Informal Sector and Diaspora Pensions: From Financial Inclusion to Sustainable Retirement Security.