The Board and Handlement of Ghana Interbank Fee and Settlement Techniques Restricted (GhIPSS) have introduced that Archie Hesse has steped down because the CEO efficient yesterday.
Mr Hesse has served for almost 20 years of distinguished service to Ghana’s monetary sector.
He joined GhIPSS in 2007 as Normal Supervisor for Initiatives and Enterprise Growth. In that function, he led the implementation of a number of foundational programs which have considerably formed Ghana’s trendy fee infrastructure.
An announcement issued in Accra yesterday stated “Amongst his early achievements have been the Nationwide Biometric Good Card Banking and Fee System (e-zwich), a key platform for disbursing authorities social grants; the Cheque Codeline Clearing (CCC) System; the Ghana Automated Clearing Home (GACH); and the Nationwide Switching and Course ofing System — gh-link — which powers Ghana’s home EMV card scheme.”
It stated one of many main milestones of his management was the launch of the GhIPSS On the spot Pay (GIP) platform in 2015, a transformative system that redefined interbank funds in Ghana and laid the muse for the cell cash interoperability service launched in 2018.
“As we speak, GIP stays central to the nation’s digital funds ecosystem, enabling seamless fund transfers between financial institution accounts, cell cash wallets, and financial establishments,” the assertion stated.
In 2022, Mr Hesse, in collaboration with the Ghana Affiliation of Banks, spearheaded the rollout of GhanaPay — a shared bank-wide cell cash platform designed to assist banks increase monetary inclusion.
Past technological innovation, Mr Hesse is credited with steering GhIPSS from a subvented entity right into a financially self-sustaining establishment via prudent administration and strategic management.
The Board has appointed Mr Kwadwo Ntim, Normal Supervisor for Operations and Know-how, to function Appearing CEO.
“The Board, Administration, and Employees of GhIPSS have expressed their deep appreciation to Mr Hesse for his extraordinary management and enduring contributions to Ghana’s monetary providers business and the Financial institution of Ghana’s cash-lite agenda,” the assertion stated.
