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Ghana Emerges as Leader of Africa’s Digital Transactions

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The data signals a robust and accelerating move away from a cash-dependent society towards the envisioned cash-light economy.  The achievement was announced at the Payments Industry Cybersecurity Summit 2025 in Accra.   

Ghana has firmly established itself as a continental leader in digital finance, recording 350 million transactions in a single quarter. Aminata Kane, Senior Vice President and Visa Head of Central and West Africa, said this volume of transactions was driven by widespread adoption of mobile money services, the proliferation of fintech solutions, and increasing consumer comfort with digital channels.

 The data signals a robust and accelerating move away from a cash-dependent society towards the envisioned cash-light economy.  The achievement was announced at the Payments Industry Cybersecurity Summit 2025 in Accra.

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The summit was a strategic collaboration between the Bank of Ghana and global digital payments leader, Visa.  The summit served as a platform to address the critical intersection of innovation and protection.

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