{"id":321722,"date":"2017-05-23T06:05:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T06:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=321722"},"modified":"2017-05-23T06:05:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T06:05:04","slug":"we-will-save-ghana-money-with-interoperability-ghipss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/we-will-save-ghana-money-with-interoperability-ghipss\/","title":{"rendered":"We will save Ghana money with interoperability &#8211; GhIPSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), has given indication that it will cost the country relatively cheaper with the provision of mobile money interoperability.<\/p>\n<p>According to GhIPSS, its <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/12\/ghipss-likely-to-provide-interoperability-for-telcos\/\" target=\"_blank\">mandate<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>to provide the platform should save the country huge sums of money.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO of GhIPSS, Archie Hesse made the remarks when he addressed some journalists to mark the company\u2019s 10 years of operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important that we do have an infrastructure that we are currently using for the banks so it is very likely that we will not buy new systems if at all maybe upgrade so we will be riding on the back of the current infrastructure,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Hesse added, \u201cUnder the circumstances, if you have an infrastructure that you might need to perform a function, it\u2019s most likely to be cheaper than starting from the scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GhIPSS was tasked with the mandate after <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/03\/sibton-switch-defends-ghc4-6-bn-bog-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\">a botched agreement with Sibton Switch systems<\/a><\/strong><\/span> early this year.<\/p>\n<p>The company, which had won a bid after competing with two others, quoted 4.6 billion cedis as the cost of operating an interoperable system for the telcom operators.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President, Dr. Bawumia at the first National Policy Summit also asserted that the interoperable system <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/16\/mobile-money-interoperability-to-take-off-in-november-bawumia\/\" target=\"_blank\">should be functional by November 2017.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In his view, this formed part of the government\u2019s efforts at increasing financial literacy and attain a cashless economy in the short to medium term.<\/p>\n<p>GhIPSS is however yet to complete the business requirement after which it will launch into the six month timeline for interoperability.<\/p>\n<p>Though he wouldn\u2019t readily disclose how much it will cost the outfit to develop the system, Mr. Archie Hesse tells Citi Business News his outfit will work in the best interest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are doing is to look at what the business requirements are and then try to ascertain what systems will be needed to perform that task; if it is that it is to cost 1 cedi or 12 billion cedis, then that will just be the case. 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