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Our Story We help our clients automatically invest into the financial market either daily, weekly or monthly without ever needing to go to a bank What problem are we solving 70% of the Africans have no access to a formal financial institution, 92% have no access to investment accounts How are we impacting the world Our solution helps our clients build a sound financial future by investing from their mobile phone with or without an internet connection

WhiteSight defines four categories in the payroll fintech space: 1) Salary On-demand. Fintechs in this category partner with corporations, HR software providers, and payroll systems to enable flexible access to earned wages. 2) Salary Advance. Fintechs in this category provide short-term credit to employees based on their salary and avoid the exorbitant rates charged by payday lenders. 3) Early Direct Deposit. This feature, largely provided by challenger banks, enables account holders to receive paychecks up to two days in advance from standard payday. 4) Crypto Payroll. This is the newest category which enables firms to make wage payments through multiple crypto-currencies.

1) Salary On-demand. Fintechs in this category partner with corporations, HR software providers, and payroll systems to enable flexible access to earned wages. 2) Salary Advance. Fintechs in this category provide short-term credit to employees based on their salary and avoid the exorbitant rates charged by payday lenders. 3) Early Direct Deposit. This feature, largely provided by challenger banks, enables account holders to receive paychecks up to two days in advance from standard payday. 4) Crypto Payroll. This is the newest category which enables firms to make wage payments through multiple crypto-currencies.

Customer Problem: With excessive charges, high minimum investment required with complicated KYC processes and low interest rates, those wanting to save will typically avoid using their bank accounts. Instead savings are stored in cash or mobile money, with their value steadily decreasing due to high rates of inflation.

Competitive Advantage: ● Only company Mobile Money subscription payment in West Africa ● First Mover Advantage in Ghana ● Pan African team with previous founding experience ● Highly Scalable business model due to adoption Mobile Money in Africa ● Viral and high network effects inherent in our services enabling us to grow fast with less cost

We want to acceleratefinancial inclusion BezoMoney is not just a product. It is a growth experience. Our vision is to become Africa’s largest community-based digital financial institution by empowering people financially through their way of life to facilitate upward social mobility using digital financial technologies. We are community, we are a financial ecosystem and we exist to address all your financial needs.

We had the opportunity to be trained by Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) which allowed us to develop our skills and our product as well as secure seed funding for BezoMoney.

Globally, two (2) billion people are unbanked, pushing them into extreme poverty and making them unable to manage financial emergencies. However, digital financial technologies present a unique opportunity to financially include the unbanked. Our mission is to leverage digital financial technologies to provide upward social mobility for the unbanked.

Our mission is to leverage digital financial technologies to provide upward social mobility for the unbanked.

BezoMoney is a fintech startup that provides digital financial products for the unbanked. Globally, two (2) billion people are unbanked, pushing them into extreme poverty and making them unable to manage financial emergencies. However, digital financial technologies present a unique opportunity to financially include the unbanked. Our mission is to leverage digital financial technologies to provide upward social mobility for the unbanked.

ezoMoney provides a digital solution to informal savings schemes, allowing savings groups and individuals via their digital savings platform. BezoMoney has a wallet for each of the individuals who save with them. The digital savings platform provides access to loans and helps those saving with them create a comprehensive savings history to ensure transparency.  Bezo Money also provides investments, investment payment options, insurance, group purchase, and pensions services.

Undoubtedly, Ghana’s drive towards a cashless economy cannot be achieved without Financial Technology — FinTech. We’ve been pushed to an era where most people use mobile money services in the country, and have seen the birth of FinTech companies who render financial services and also provide foreign remittance services from countries across the world.

In Ghana there is currently just one sharia-compliant financial institution – Ghana Islamic Microfinance, which began as an NGO – though there is significant scope for growth. Part of this is due to the country’s demographic make-up. Although Muslims are far from the only potential client base for IFS, as evidenced by the rollout of Islamic financing instruments in countries like the UK and Japan, sharia-compliant products could prove attractive for the roughly 17.6% of Ghana’s population that identifies as Muslim, according to the 2010 census.

“The app intelligently integrates with the Mobile Money account of the subscriber and an agreed amount is deducted from the account daily, weekly or monthly and invested into financial investment solution on behalf of the customer. Investing small sums of money every day, using the power of compound interest, quickly adds up to build the wealth portfolio of our clients. Unlike other services, we make investment stress free.

Personal Investment Invest Mobile simplifies personal investment solutions. Just deposit money into your mobile money account or Visa card and link it to your app. Group Investment They make it easy for organisations to invest together. All you have to do is create a group investment and invite members to invest with you Loans Should you ever need cash before your maturity date, no need to cancel your investment, just apply for an instant loan.

The solution is a mobile app that helps customers to get access to financial investment solutions through their mobile phone regardless of an internet connection. Customers can select either long or short term investment solutions through our app or via our USSD platform

The solution is a mobile app that helps customers to get access to financial investment solutions through their mobile phone regardless of an internet connection. Customers can select either long or short term investment solutions through our app or via our USSD platform. The app intelligently integrates with the mobile money account of the subscriber and an agreed amount is deducted from the account daily, weekly or monthly and invested into financial investment instrument on behalf of the customer.

We connect our clients to the best investment solutions through our custom algorithm thats allows you to invest daily, weekly or monthly

We connect our clients to the best investment solutions through our custom algorithm thats allows you to invest daily, weekly or monthly

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has officially declared Nana Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. Akufo-Addo has been reelected for a second term with 51. 59% of votes, beating out former president John Mahama of the NDC.

Developer of mobile payment application designed to help users to make quick and easy payment through their mobile phones. The company's application services include easy sign up, affordable, convenient, easy payment reconciliation and simple payment notification, enabling users to make making easy payments for purchasing goods and services online.

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Recently the introduction of 5G to the world has got everyone interested to find out more about it.5G is the fifth-generation mobile network. It is a new global wireless standard that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices

100% tax relief to Kenyans earning Ksh24, 000 and below.Pay as you earn (PAYE) reduction from a maximum of 30% to 25%.Reduction of turnover tax rate from 3% to 1% for all micro, small and medium enterprises.Reduction of resident income tax to 25%.The Government to make available Ksh10 billion to vulnerable groups including the elderly and orphans, among others. This, the president, said will be done through cash transfers from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

The 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) was released worldwide on 23 January 2020, scoring and ranking 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of corruption.  The Index put together by Transparency International ranks countries annually by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.

The index foresees a range between zero (highly corrupt) and 100 (very clean), and based on these points, it ranks countries from the best performing to the worst-performing.  Since CPI is a perception index, no country will ever achieve a perfect score.  

At its 26–29 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana decided to keep the policy rate steady at 14.50%, marking the fifth consecutive hold. The decision reflected the Bank’s assessment that despite inflation accelerating recently, it expects it to return to target in the second quarter of this year. Inflation jumped to 10.4% in December 2020 (November: 9.8%) as a result of quicker food inflation, thus landing above the Bank’s target range of 6.0%–10.0%. Although short-term risks to inflation are also emerging from fiscal expansion and rising oil prices, they remain broadly contained according to the Bank, enabling it to maintain its accommodative stance.

A lot of business now is able to operate online to meet the 21st-century business-standard. Businesses operating online now are able to receive payments and make transactions without the need for operating physically like the old times.

A lot of business now is able to operate online to meet the 21st-century business-standard. Businesses operating online now are able to receive payments and make transactions without the need for operating physically like the old times.

A person working in Ghana typically earns around 5,070 GHS per month. Salaries range from 1,280 GHS (lowest average) to 22,600 GHS (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).

Ghana is a country of roughly 30 million people. It is a young and fast-growing country, with a relatively high population growth rate of 2.2 percent. More than half the population (57 percent) is under 25 years old. The country’s capital, Accra, is a bustling metropolitan area that is home to roughly 2 million people. Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region north of Accra, is another large population center and an active commercial center with roughly the same population as Accra.

The Payment Systems and Services Act of 2019 (Act 987) provides the regulatory framework.  The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2008 (Act 749), Data Protection Act of 2012 (Act 843), and Electronic Transactions Act of 2008 (Act 772) provide additional regulation.