Also known as: Access Bank (Ghana) PLC · Access Bank PLC · Access Bank (Ghana) Plc.
Ghanaian bank operating as carbon credit broker; partnerships in SME financing, digital payments, and cross-border expansion across Africa.
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Joy Online
… The affected issuers are Access Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, First HoldCo Plc (FHC), First Bank of Nigeria Ltd (FBN), United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (GTB), Fidelity Bank PLC, First City Monument Bank Limited …
Fitch revises Access, Zenith, UBA, GT, 5 others outlook to positiveThe Ghanaian Times
… Other stocks that recorded gains included Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Access Bank Ghana and GCB Bank, which rose by 0.65 per cent, 0.58 per cent and 0.05 per cent, respectively. …
GSE market capitalisation hits GH¢271bnJoy Online
… Taking the Obasanjo Highway as an example, he said the Access Bank would be given the mandate to redevelop the street, make sure that it was maintained and well lit, and ensure adequate greenery, as well as ensure that the walkways were always paved and safe. …
Government to involve corporate Ghana in street maintenance – AyarigaThe Chronicle
… Collaborations with Kalabash, Boost, Smile ID, Access Bank provide low-cost acceptance tools to Ghanaian businesses, while the Mastercard Fintech Forum and Fraud and Cyber Resilience Forum take on the security question directly. …
How frictionless payments are helping Ghana’s SMEs growJoy Online
… Guaranty Trust Bank (277) was the only firm from Nigeria in the top 10, though Access Bank placed 704. …
Forbes’ World’s Best Employers 2026: No Ghanaian firm ranked among 900 companiesJoy Online
… other senior leaders from Ghana’s financial services sector under the theme, “The AI-Powered Enterprise: Reimagining Productivity, Profitability and Performance in Ghana’s Financial Services Industry.” The distinguished panel featured Emmanuel Morka, Regional CIO, Access Bank PLC …
Seamless Technologies CEO Calls for Strategic AI adoption to transform Ghana’s financial services sectorJoy Online
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and Access Africa Office, the coordinating office for the African subsidiaries of Access Bank Plc, one of Africa’s leading pan-African financial institutions, establish a new partnership to boost access to finance for small and medium-sized en …
International Trade Centre and Access Bank partner to boost small business growth across 14 African countriesJoy Online
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, in partnership with Access Bank (Ghana) Plc., today unveiled Visa Accept, a solution that allows micro, nano and small merchants across Ghana to accept contactless card payments directly on their smartphones, without the need for additio …
Access Bank, Visa launch ‘Visa Accept’ in GhanaJoy Online
… At the Centre of Our SME Strategy This is the thinking behind Access Bank Ghana’s partnership with Birmingham City University, now in its second phase since the collaboration began in 2024. …
Why Ghanaian businesses can no longer ignore green financeThe Ghanaian Times
… Access Bank Ghana dropped 6.93 per cent, while Clydestone fell 6.00 per cent. ETI, GOIL and GCB also weakened by 5.88 per cent, 4.09 per cent and 2.88 per cent, respectively. …
Ghana Stocks Retreat 2.06% … as weekly turnover fallsFitch Ratings revised the outlooks of nine Nigerian banks and two bank holding companies to Positive from Stable, affirming their Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings at 'B'. The revision follows Fitch's upgraded outlook on Nigeria's sovereign credit rating and reflects confidence in ongoing policy reforms and the country's operating environment.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Fitch Ratings revised the outlooks of nine Nigerian banks and two bank holding companies to Positive from Stable, affirming their Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings at 'B'. The revision follows Fitch's upgraded outlook on Nigeria's sovereign credit rating and reflects confidence in ongoing policy reforms and the country's operating environment.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Stock Exchange's main indices gained last week, with the GSE Composite Index rising 2.43 per cent and market capitalisation increasing 1.79 per cent to GH¢271.26 billion, though trading volume and value fell sharply.
19 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ministry of Local Government has announced a programme assigning major streets in the nation's capital cities to private businesses—including banks, manufacturers, construction and logistics firms—to clean, green, light, and maintain them, with naming rights and advertising opportunities as incentives.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's consumers made 954 million mobile-money transactions worth GH¢492.9 billion in June 2026, yet only 37% of Ghanaian businesses accept or use digital payments. The 2024 census found that where businesses do take digital payments with proper merchant accounts, they show stronger revenue growth, higher employment, and greater formalization.
5 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
No Ghanaian firm appeared among 900 companies in Forbes' World's Best Employers 2026 rankings, though subsidiaries of South African, Nigerian and Egyptian firms operate in Ghana. South African firms dominated the African rankings, with Nedbank leading the continent at number 26 globally.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Seamless Technologies CEO Dr Emmanuel Okeleji called on Ghana's financial services leaders to take a deliberate and strategic approach to AI adoption to drive productivity, profitability and enterprise performance, speaking at an industry roundtable that brought together senior executives from banks, savings firms, and insurance regulators.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The International Trade Centre and Access Bank have established a partnership to boost access to finance and market access for small and medium-sized enterprises across 14 African countries, with a pilot programme beginning in Ghana. The three-year partnership will focus on job creation, finance access for women and youth-owned businesses, business sustainability, digital trade skills, and market access.
25 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Visa and Access Bank Ghana have unveiled Visa Accept, enabling micro, nano and small merchants to accept contactless card payments directly on smartphones without additional hardware. Merchants can create a seller profile in the Access Bank mobile app and begin accepting payments within minutes, with funds settling in near real-time.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Climate change is creating real operational costs for businesses through rising energy expenses, disrupted supply chains, and logistics delays, making green finance essential for competitiveness. SMEs, which constitute approximately 92% of registered businesses in Ghana and contribute close to 70% of the country's GDP, are increasingly required to manage sustainability to access financing and win contracts.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's equity market retreated in the week to September 18, 2026, with the GSE Composite Index declining 2.06 per cent to 14,309.49 and market capitalisation falling to GH¢270.20 billion from GH¢276.26 billion. Trading activity slowed significantly, with total volume dropping 53.74 per cent and transaction value falling 43.80 per cent, though both indices remained substantially up year-to-date.
22 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Revenue Authority, Eban Capital, and the Association of Small-Scale Industries held a national stakeholder workshop on the Modified Taxation Scheme on 9 September 2026 in Accra, bringing together approximately 300 participants including regional industry representatives, government agencies, banks, and mobile network operators to promote voluntary tax compliance among informal-sector operators and micro/small businesses.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Fitch Ratings reports that contributions from African banking groups' foreign subsidiaries to net income and total assets have grown over the past decade and will likely increase further, with Access Bank Plc recording the fastest cross-border growth in recent years. The expansion is driven by acquisitions, support for cross-border customers, and growth opportunities from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, though Moroccan banking groups are an exception due to lack of acquisitions.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Stock Exchange activity surged last week with 34.59 million shares traded, up 130.2% from the previous week, and transaction value rising 77.8% to GH¢165.94 million. Despite the increase in trading liquidity, benchmark indices declined and market capitalisation fell 1.52%.
14 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Journalists Association's Ashanti Regional chapter has launched the 2025 Ashanti GJA Excellence Awards, open to all media practitioners in the region for works published or broadcast during 2025. The awards include two divisions covering eight news categories plus special honours for veteran journalists and the regional journalist of the year.
10 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's small and medium-sized enterprises face a US$4.8 billion annual financing gap, despite progress in digital payments and fintech. The Bank of Ghana has published a Draft Open Banking Directive to help address the credit challenge by enabling secure financial information sharing between businesses and lenders.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Avance Media Africa has released the 2026 Top 100 Ghana's Women Board Directors ranking, the second edition, recognizing 100 women serving on boards of Ghana's leading institutions. The research found that women hold 232 of 895 board seats (25.9%) across 100 leading organisations, down from 28% in 2023, though the number of women Board Chairs doubled to 19 and nine organisations now achieve gender parity.
18 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Stock Exchange ended the week of August 14, 2026 with market capitalisation up 1.43 per cent to GH¢288.90 billion and both benchmark indices advancing, though trading volume fell 22.16 per cent and value traded dropped 46.14 per cent. DAS Pharma was the strongest gainer, rising 55.77 per cent.
17 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has been authorised by the Carbon Market Office to operate as a carbon credit broker in Ghana, enabling it to facilitate and intermediate transactions involving carbon credits and Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes. The bank joins a select group of institutions authorised to participate in Ghana's regulated carbon market and will provide carbon market advisory services alongside its existing green and sustainability-linked lending offerings.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Access Bank (Ghana) has been authorised by the Carbon Market Office to operate as a licensed carbon credit broker, allowing it to facilitate transactions in carbon credits and connect buyers and sellers in Ghana's regulated carbon market.
13 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Access Bank Ghana and the United Nations Population Fund have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve maternal healthcare and end obstetric fistula, with plans to expand corrective surgeries, intensify public awareness, and establish a Fistula Trust Fund for sustainable funding.
5 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Access Bank Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNFPA to strengthen collaboration under the Partnership to End Obstetric Fistula in Ghana, aiming to expand access to corrective surgeries, intensify public awareness and mobilise sustainable funding. The bank is transitioning its long-running Fight Against Fistula campaign into a more sustainable institutional framework through the establishment of a Fistula Trust Fund.
5 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Access Bank Ghana has partnered with Mantrac Ghana and four other local banks to provide tailored financing solutions, including working capital and equipment financing, for contractors and mining companies to acquire Caterpillar machinery.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Access Bank Ghana has partnered with Points Africa to expand its Rewards by Access loyalty programme, allowing customers to earn and redeem points across a growing network of over 65 participating merchants including restaurants, retail outlets, wellness providers and entertainment venues across Ghana.
3 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's banking industry maintains high service quality at 88.2 percent in 2025, though this represents a slight decline from prior years. According to the 2025 Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index report, consumer banking customer satisfaction has eased slightly while banks continue to perform strongly in service delivery, but converting satisfied customers into brand advocates remains a growing challenge.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Access Bank Ghana participated in a five-day executive study tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organised by the Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana and Malaysia's International Islamic University, to deepen institutional capacity in non-interest banking, Takaful insurance, and financial innovation as part of its commitment to ethical and inclusive finance solutions.
3 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Access Bank Ghana has partnered with Points Africa, a mobile-first rewards platform, to expand the Rewards by Access loyalty programme, increasing locations where customers can earn and redeem loyalty points across restaurants, retail, wellness centres and entertainment venues. The partnership integrates Points Africa's merchant ecosystem of more than 65 participating locations, allowing Access Bank cardholders to earn points automatically and access wider redemption options.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Access Bank Ghana participated in a five-day executive study tour in Kuala Lumpur organised by the Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana and Malaysia's International Islamic University, where participants studied non-interest banking, Takaful insurance, and Sukuk bonds to advance ethical finance and financial inclusion in Ghana.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Access Bank Ghana has won Best Bank for Consumer Lending and Best Bank for SMEs at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026. The awards are part of 16 honors secured by the Access Bank Group across its African operations this year, recognizing the bank's expanded lending portfolio and support for individuals and small businesses.
24 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Access Bank Ghana has called on youth-owned SMEs to embrace artificial intelligence as a means to strengthen competitiveness and sustainable growth, warning that businesses that fail to adapt risk being left behind in an increasingly digital economy. The bank made this call during the BUILT Powered by Access U AI Business Sprint, a workshop designed to equip young entrepreneurs with practical AI skills.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Concerned Citizens of Ghana has urged the Government of Ghana to engage Nigerian authorities over alleged coordinated attacks on Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited, a Ghanaian-owned developer of Abuja's River Park Estate, warning that inaction could harm bilateral relations and investor confidence in ECOWAS.
17 July 2026 · The Chronicle →