‘Trust is a currency’: BoG warns fraud could derail Ghana’s push towards a cash-lite economy

The Head of Fintech and Innovation at the Bank of Ghana, Elhanan Owureku Asare, will be joined by other industry players at the maiden Digital Economy Forum to examine why fraud is undermining trust in Ghana’s digital economy.

He said Ghana’s digital payment system has grown because people increasingly trust mobile money, bank apps and other electronic channels to move funds quickly.

The issue will form part of discussions at the maiden Digital Economy Forum under the theme, “The Trust Crisis: Why Fraud Is Holding Back Ghana’s Digital Economy.