In line with its commitment to help in the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana, Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has made donations to two institutions in the Ashanti region. The items include 50 laptops to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and hospital equipment to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) hospital at Breman.
The donation of the laptops to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is to support needy but brilliant students during the COVID-19 period. The donation also forms part of the bank’s regional CSR activities and commitment to support selected institutions.
Commenting on the donation, Emmanuel Nikoi, Director of Retail and Business Banking at CBG, said: “Evidently, COVID-19 has affected the traditional mode of teaching and learning. To curb the virus from spreading in institutions, the ideal way is to emphasize on virtual or contactless class sessions, and this cannot be achieved without digital platforms. Th
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The use of GhQR is expected to see significant growth as the number of institutions gone live with it increases to 15.
It comprises 11 financial institutions and four payment service providers.
The four payment service providers currently offering GhQR are Vodafone Cash, AirtelTigo Money, Hubtel and GCB’s G-Money, while the financial institutions offering the service are Ecobank Ghana, GCB Bank, Absa Bank, Access Bank and Cal Bank.
The others are Agriculture Development Bank, Consolidated Bank Ghana, and Fidelity Bank. The rest are Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, and United Bank for Africa (UBA). Various other institutions are close to completing the process to also go live.
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