{"id":324620,"date":"2017-06-01T17:20:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T17:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=324620"},"modified":"2017-06-01T17:20:52","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T17:20:52","slug":"citibizfestival-ghipss-financial-inclusion-forum-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=324620","title":{"rendered":"#CitiBizFestival: GhIPSS intensifies financial inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first in the series of the business fora in the 2017 edition of the Citi Business Festival has been held at the Holiday Inn in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5448.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73911\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5448.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5448\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event was a collaboration between Citi FM and the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlements Systems (GhIPSS).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5461.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73910\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5461.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5461\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The key issue discussed was how to enhance financial inclusion in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5420.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73909\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73909\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5420.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5420\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The forum also looked at how other countries in Africa have improved financial inclusion using technology and how Ghana can learn and adopt some of the success stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5459.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73908\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73908\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5459.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5459\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the forum, the CEO of GhIPSS , Mr. Archie Hesse made a presentation on how the institution has encouraged financial inclusion since it was formed in 2007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5496.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73914\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73914\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5496.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5496\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other speakers at the forum included Ms. Buddy Buruku, a Ugandan national who works with CGAP&#8217;s Inclusive Markets, Curtis Vanderpuije, CEO of expressPay and Eli Hini, a Chartered Marketer with over 17 years experience in leadership positions with MTN , Unilever Ghana Ltd, and Coca-Cola Bottling Company Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5551.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73917\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73917\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5551.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5551\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5452.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73918\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73918\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5452.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5452\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first in the series of the business fora in the 2017 edition of the Citi Business Festival has been held at the Holiday Inn in Accra. 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