{"id":232214,"date":"2024-10-14T14:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/14\/bogs-ecedi-wins-award\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:42:48","slug":"bogs-ecedi-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/14\/bogs-ecedi-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"BoG\u2019s eCedi Wins Award &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>BoG representative receiving the award<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the 2024 Payment, Innovation and Technology Week held in London, UK, from 23 to 26 September, 2024, the Bank of Ghana was adjudged the winner of the Innovation in Digital Currency Design for Financial inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Currency Research, the award was on account of the Bank\u2019s compelling demonstration of the eCedi\u2019s\u00a0 design elements, encompassing governance, accessibility, (online and offline), interoperability, and infrastructure with the potential to promote financial inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The award was also in recognition of the Bank\u2019s ecosystem engagement approach, which included the participation of banks and payment service providers during the eCedi pilot; eCedi Hackathon, which invited the public to demonstrate their innovative ideas using the eCedi; and live trial experience of the eCedi during the 3iAfrica Summit where participants were able to make payments for goods and services at the 3i Africa Summit Digital Village.<\/p>\n<p>Currency Research is an independent leading global provider of premium conferences for central banks, regulators, payment operators and other key companies regarding the subjects of cash and payments.<\/p>\n<p>It aims at stimulating and encouraging thoughtful discussions to achieve global change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Business Desk Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BoG representative receiving the award \u00a0 At the 2024 Payment, Innovation and Technology Week held in London, UK, from 23 to 26 September, 2024, the Bank of Ghana was adjudged the winner of the Innovation in Digital Currency Design for Financial inclusion. 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