Also known as: FATF
Financial Action Task Force — international standard-setter on anti-money-laundering compliance; Ghana risks grey listing if financial crime controls weaken.
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… Cases like this taught the world that the most dangerous launderer is sometimes not the trafficker in the alley but the official in the motorcade, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) rightly asked banks to apply enhanced scrutiny to those holding prominent public functions …
The Inconvenient Truth: Congratulations on your public sector board appointment. You are now automatically a politically exposed person (PEP)Joy Online
… Six thematic pillars anchor the programme: licensing, digital securities, AML/CFT, cross-border cooperation, international standards (including those set by FATF and IOSCO), and tokenisation. …
Accra to convene Africa’s regulators and markets on tokenisation at AVAS 2026Joy Online
… Ghana is at risk of sliding back into the FATF grey list; this is the costly version of the discussion. …
Protect the customer by changing who owns the lossJoy Online
Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Matilda Asante Asiedu, has warned that Ghana must strengthen its fight against financial crime to avoid being placed back on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. …
BoG warns against return to FATF grey list as financial crime risks riseJoy Online
… According to the Financial Action Task Force, Illicit waste trafficking generates around US$10 billion to US$12 billion worldwide every year. …
Young Positivist writes : Waste trafficking in GhanaJoy Online
… He said that Ghana is already on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list and stressed the need to avoid further sanctions. …
Follow the money to end galamsey — Ken Ashigbey tells governmentJoy Online
… The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global standard-setter for AML and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) frameworks, updated its Risk-Based Approach Guidance for the Real Estate Sector in July 2022 with an unambiguous verdict: the real estate sector ‘often has a poor unde …
Gatekeepers or Enablers of IFFs? The role of the Ghanaian real estate professionalJoy Online
… The Acting CEO further revealed that Ghana is currently undergoing its third-round mutual evaluation under Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) and the standards established by the Financial Action Task Force. …
Property sector vulnerable to money laundering despite economic gains – REACJoy Online
… He also called on banks to actively support Ghana’s ongoing third-round mutual evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), noting that the outcome would have significant implications for correspondent banking relationships, investor confidence and the country’s internat …
BoG Governor urges banks to fund entrepreneurs, support exportsJoy Online
… Globally, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international body that sets anti-money laundering (AML) standards, has defined virtual assets similarly and requires countries to regulate Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). …
What is cryptocurrency and why should every Ghanaian care?An opinion piece by a governance strategist reflects on how accepting a public board appointment automatically confers "politically exposed person" (PEP) status under global anti-money-laundering standards, carrying financial and reputational burdens that make honest public service costly.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece by a governance strategist reflects on how accepting a public board appointment automatically confers "politically exposed person" (PEP) status under global anti-money-laundering standards, carrying financial and reputational burdens that make honest public service costly.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Securities and Exchange Commission is launching the Africa Virtual Asset Summit (AVAS) 2026, scheduled for November 2–3 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, to bring together African regulators and market participants to develop shared principles for virtual asset and tokenisation ecosystems under the framework of the proposed Accra Declaration.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Fraud cases among Ghana's payment service providers nearly doubled between 2022 and 2025, while banks saw a 34% decrease in reported fraud and deposit-taking institutions a 50% decline—suggesting fraud has shifted to weaker-defended institutions rather than increasing overall. The Bank of Ghana's Second Deputy Governor presented this data and argued for regulatory changes, noting that under current rules consumers bear loss responsibility while providers only handle complaints.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana has warned that the country must strengthen its fight against financial crime to avoid being placed back on the Financial Action Task Force grey list, citing the significant financial costs of such a listing. She noted that Ghana's latest mutual evaluation carries critical implications and highlighted recent collaborative efforts that have resulted in the arrest of 430 people in an intelligence-led operation against illegal online operators.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A commentary examines waste trafficking in Ghana as a climate and health hazard, noting that while human activities contribute most post-industrial greenhouse gas emissions, Ghana and other African nations contribute less than 5% of global emissions.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Ken Ashigbey, convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, has urged the government to trace financial networks sustaining galamsey operations and prosecute kingpins rather than focus solely on operators, warning that illicit cash flows linked to artisanal and small-scale mining threaten Ghana's international financial reputation and risk FATF blacklisting.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An analysis examines how Ghanaian real estate professionals may facilitate or prevent illicit financial flows through property transactions, noting that real estate is estimated to absorb USD 1.6 trillion in laundered money annually worldwide and is implicated in 74% of major money laundering schemes globally.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Real Estate Agency Council (REAC) has warned that Ghana's booming property market remains susceptible to illicit financial activities and money laundering, urging practitioners to strengthen compliance and due diligence measures despite the sector's significant contribution to economic growth.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, urged commercial banks to increase support for entrepreneurs and export-oriented businesses to transform economic stability into broad-based prosperity. He called on banks to develop innovative financial products and position themselves as strategic partners in economic development, noting that the banking sector's total assets expanded by 26.6 per cent to GHS493.9 billion in April 2026.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Cryptocurrency is digital money secured by mathematics and computer networks rather than banks or governments; Bitcoin, created in 2009, was designed to prevent any single entity from controlling it, and other cryptocurrencies including Ethereum and stablecoins have since emerged to serve various financial purposes.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Cryptocurrency is digital money secured by mathematics and computer networks rather than banks or governments. Bitcoin, created in 2009, was designed to prevent institutional control and arbitrary inflation, with other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and stablecoins subsequently emerging for various financial applications.
16 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Africa's fragmented cross-border payment systems are slow and costly compared to global averages, spurring interest in stablecoins as settlement infrastructure. The strategic question is whether African banks will institutionalize stablecoins within regulated frameworks or whether the infrastructure will continue to develop outside formal banking channels.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →