The Absa-UPSA Law School Quarterly Banking Roundtable XV was held at the Absa Bank Ghana Head Office in Accra.
The Roundtable, a thought-leadership partnership between Absa Bank Ghana and the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, brought together key players from the banking, legal, fintech, and regulatory sectors to discuss emerging issues affecting the financial services industry.
This edition focused on financial crimes, digital fraud and consumer protection in the era of rapid digitalization.
The forum featured seasoned resource persons including legal practitioners, banking executives and fintech experts, among them Moses Tetteh, Senior Manager, Financial Crimes at MobileMoney Fintech LTD, Nana Addo Ampem-Darko, Fraud Detection and Operations Manager, ABSA Bank Ghana Ltd, Mr John Awuah, CEO of Ghana Association of Banks and Eric Bobzie Cab-Beyuo, Head of Fraud Investigations and Reporting Unit, Bank of Ghana. Discussions centred on the growing threat of social engineering, mobile money fraud, and the need for stronger collaboration between banks, telcos, regulators and customers to combat financial crimes.
Speakers stressed that while Ghana’s digital finance ecosystem has deepened financial inclusion, it has also created new vulnerabilities that fraudsters exploit through behavioural manipulation rather than sophisticated hacking.
Participants called for continuous public education, enhanced access controls, and a shared responsibility approach where customers protect their credentials while service providers strengthen prevention and detection systems.
The Absa-UPSA Law School Quarterly Banking Roundtable was instituted to provide a platform for frank dialogue on law, banking and policy, and to influence reforms that promote a safe, sound and inclusive banking sector in Ghana.
