…Plans separate fintech law as Africa digital finance drive gains momentum
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU
The Bank of Ghana plans to establish a continental fintech sandbox, launch a national innovation hub and introduce a separate legal framework for fintech regulation, as the central bank steps up efforts to position Ghana as a regional digital finance hub.
Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama announced the measures at the close of the 2026 3i Africa Summit in Accra, where regulators, investors and fintech operators discussed the next phase of Africa’s digital financial integration.
The proposed initiatives form part of a broader strategy to deepen Africa’s digital financial ecosystem, improve regulatory coordination and support cross-border fintech growth across the continent.
“Today, we are announcing our commitment to setting up the Innovation Hub that will harness and incubate all innovations, a separate legal framework for the fintech regulation, build a framework and launch the Co
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