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Financial Intelligence Centre

Also known as: FIC

Financial Intelligence Centre — organization that filed a petition triggering a PDS investigation jointly conducted by EOCO and BNI.

2026-05-042026-06-23

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  1. June 2026
  2. Business & Financial Times

    Authorities have also strengthened collaboration among the BoG, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Intelligence Centre to enhance oversight of the emerging industry.

    Tokenisation to boost capital market depth, expand access to finance — BoG
  3. Joy Online

    Mr Ayivi underscored the importance of collaboration among accountability institutions, including the Office of the Special Prosecutor and the Financial Intelligence Centre, and urged authorities to expedite the passage of the Legislative Instrument (LI) to support implementation

    TI-Ghana calls for stronger RTI Act enforcement
  4. Daily Guide

    Meanwhile, counsel for Osei Assibey has filed an application seeking the court to order the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to defreeze the accused person’s accounts.

    AG Files More Papers In Osei Assibey Trial
  5. Joy Online

    WeWire is registered with Ghana’s Financial Intelligence Centre and the Data Protection Commission and is a participant in the Bank of Ghana’s Innovation Sandbox.

    What is cryptocurrency and why should every Ghanaian care?
  6. Business & Financial Times

    WeWire is registered with Ghana’s Financial Intelligence Centre and the Data Protection Commission and is a participant in the Bank of Ghana’s Innovation Sandbox.

    Fintech & the frontier: What Is Cryptocurrency and why should every Ghanaian care?
  7. Business & Financial Times

    Tracing such details falls within what the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) with the responsibility for analyzing financial transactions, identifying suspicious activity, and combating money laundering is able to do.

    The dropped call that cost millions: SIM Boxes, silent landlords, and the law that won’t act
  8. May 2026
  9. Joy Online

    The former Member of Parliament for the Adentan Constituency, Kojo Adu-Asare, has paid special tribute to the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre, Ing.

    Kojo Adu Asare expresses gratitude to Kwadwo Twum Boafo, Ato Forson, Julius Debrah, others for support during battle with kidney failure
  10. Joy Online

    Ato Forson, Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and the presidency, former NDC chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Goldbod CEO Sammy Gymafi, former EPA boss Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, MP for Sekondi Andrew Egyapa Mercer and the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre

    Kojo Adu Asare opens up on 6-year battle with kidney failure and GH₵2000 weekly dialysis cost
  11. The Chronicle

    According to him, the current investigation was triggered by a petition from the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), and not directly by campaign statements previously made by President John Dramani Mahama concerning the PDS scandal.

    EOCO Boss Denies Lawyers Were Arrested While Representing Clients in PDS case
  12. Business & Financial Times

    his year, BoG Second Deputy Governor Matilda Asante-Asiedu declared that the integrity of the financial system was a matter of national security and called for deeper coordination between the central bank, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, the Financial Intelligence Centre

    The enemy within: How insider fraud is quietly eroding the banking sector

Yesterday

  1. Bank of Ghana sees tokenisation deepening capital markets

    The Bank of Ghana's First Deputy Governor said tokenisation of real-world assets could deepen capital markets, improve financing efficiency and broaden access to investment opportunities, noting that more than three million Ghanaians participate in the digital asset ecosystem worth billions of dollars.

    22 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Thursday 18 June

  1. TI-Ghana calls for stronger RTI Act enforcement

    Transparency International Ghana has called for stronger enforcement of the Right to Information Act and enhanced accountability mechanisms to combat corruption and improve transparency in governance. The organisation said weak implementation of legal and institutional frameworks continues to limit citizens' access to public information and undermine anti-corruption efforts.

    18 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 17 June

  1. AG files additional disclosures in NSA director trial

    The Attorney General has filed more disclosures and witness statements in the trial of former National Service Authority Executive Director Osei Assibey Antwi, who faces charges including stealing and money laundering. The trial judge adjourned the case to June 29 for case management, and the defence has applied to unfreeze the accused's accounts.

    17 June 2026 · Daily Guide

  2. Cryptocurrency explained: digital money reshaping Ghana's finances

    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

Tuesday 16 June

  1. Cryptocurrency basics explained for Ghanaian audiences

    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

Monday 1 June

  1. Ghana's telecom sector loses millions annually to SIM box fraud

    Hidden technology setups called SIM boxes are causing Ghana's telecommunications sector to lose roughly GHS 300 million yearly through fraud schemes that intercept international calls and divert revenue.

    1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Saturday 16 May

  1. Former MP thanks officials for support during kidney transplant journey

    Kojo Adu-Asare, former Adentan MP, has publicly thanked Kwadwo Twum Boafo (CEO of the Financial Intelligence Centre), Julius Debrah (Chief of Staff), Ato Forson and Mohammed Amin Adam (current and former Finance Ministers), and others for their support during his six-year battle with kidney failure and transplant.

    16 May 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Former Adentan MP discloses six-year kidney failure battle

    Former MP for Adentan Kojo Adu Asare revealed his six-year struggle with end-stage renal disease and dialysis, disclosing that a single session costs GH₵650 and he requires three sessions weekly, totalling approximately GH₵1,950 per week, alongside expensive medications and medical tests.

    16 May 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 9 May

  1. EOCO boss rejects claims lawyers arrested while representing clients

    The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Raymond Archer, has dismissed assertions that two lawyers from Minka-Premo & Co. were arrested while representing their clients in PDS investigations. He stated that the lawyers had earlier been invited by investigators as suspects and that the PDS investigation is being jointly conducted by EOCO and the BNI, triggered by a petition from the Financial Intelligence Centre.

    9 May 2026 · The Chronicle

Monday 4 May

  1. Insider fraud cases surge despite Ghana banking sector reforms

    Ghana's banks recorded 16,733 fraud cases in 2024, a five per cent increase on 2023, with total value at risk climbing 13 per cent to roughly GH¢99 million, even as the sector has become better capitalised and supervised since the 2018 licence revocations.

    4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times

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