Ethel Cofie, convenor of the Future of Finance Dialogues has convened senior leaders from Ghana’s financial services ecosystem at an invite-only private working dinner focused on open banking, payment rails and partnerships.
The closed-door engagement took place in Accra and brought together key stakeholders from banking, fintech, regulation, policy, data governance and financial infrastructure.
“The goal is not another conference. It’s a working room of senior decision-makers engaging the hardest questions around trust, rails, data, and what it takes to scale innovation responsibly,” she stated.
The dialogue aimed at creating a focused working environment for candid discussions on the practical challenges and opportunities shaping the future of financial services in Ghana.
Unlike large conferences, the session was designed as a small, high-trust forum where decision-makers can engage directly on governance, risk, consumer protection and how to responsibly scale digital financial innovation.
A key feature of the dinner was centered on discussions drawn from the Digital Finance Compendium, which presents two real-world case studies from Africa’s digital finance ecosystem.
The case studies highlighted how collaboration between banks, fintechs and technology partners can drive scale and financial inclusion, while also pointing to the need for strong governance structures, effective risk management and proper controls as digital finance expands.
Public sector participants included Matilda Asante-Asiedu, Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana; Joyce Bawah-Mogtari, Presidential Adviser and Special Aide to the President; and Dr. Abed Bandim, Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu and Chair of Parliament’s Select Committee on Information and Communications.
Other attendants included Mensah Thompson, Acting Deputy Director-General (Finance) at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo, Acting Executive Director of the Data Protection Commission.
Private sector participants included Farihan Alhassan, Managing Director of GCB Bank PLC; Julian Opuni, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana; and Pearl Nkrumah, Managing Director of Access Bank Ghana and Board Chair of the Ghana Stock Exchange.
Fintech and technology leaders who attended the dinner included Philip Owusu-Gyamfi, Chief Executive Officer of JUMO Ghana; Farida Bedwei, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer and a leading technology innovator; and Gillian Darko, Vice President for Strategy at Yellow Card. They were joined by a curated group of bank executives, fintech operators and ecosystem builders.
The Future of Finance Dialogues was held as a closed-door working dinner to allow for candid, solutions-focused discussions. After the event, a brief summary of key takeaways and priority actions were shared with participants and selected stakeholders, with Chatham House Rules observed throughout.
The organisers say the initiative is intended to support practical alignment among regulators, financial institutions and innovators as Ghana navigates the next phase of digital financial services development.
About Future of Finance Dialogues
Future of Finance Dialogues is a high-trust convening series bringing together regulators, corporate institutions, infrastructure providers and innovation leaders to accelerate practical alignment on the future of financial services in Ghana and across Africa.
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