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Public patronage for GhIPSS in first quarter soars by 700%

Public patronage for GhIPSS in first quarter soars by 700%

April 22, 2020
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Public patronage for GhIPSS in first quarter soars by 700%

The use of GhIPSS instant pay (GIP) services continues to see huge jumps in volume as more people turn to the service. The volume of instant pay transactions between January and March this year stood at a little over one million (1,007,510), representing a growth of 693.8 percent compared to 126,925 transactions during the same period last year.

GhIPSS Instant Pay is an electronic payment system that enables a customer to transfer money from one bank account to another of a different bank or to a wallet, and the transfer is effected instantly.

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Though instant pay can be accessed from the banking halls, it is mostly available on the various Internet and mobile banking platforms of the banks. Many Fintechs also ride on the GIP technology for their money transfer services.

Electronic payment channels have become very important amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as cash could be a channel of spreading the disease. Although a full assessment of the impact from COVID-19 on electronic payments is yet to be done, a further analysis of the data from GhIPSS shows a significant increase in GIP transactions in the month of March – when Ghana started recording its positive cases.

According to the figures, while GIP volumes in February this year dropped by 7 percent compared to January of the same year, the volume of transactions increased in March by 53.6 percent. This shows that GIP was used many more times in March compared to January and February of 2020, a development attributable to increased use of electronic payments due to COVID-19.

Instant Pay has become a preferred form of transfers for many across the world, and Ghana has recorded the same trend since GhIPSS introduced it a couple of years ago.

The Chief Executive of GhIPSS, Archie Hesse, explained that an overwhelming majority of GIP transactions involve people moving funds from their bank accounts to mobile money wallets of others or themselves. He added that this trend shows how convenient mobile money wallets have become for many people. The challenge, however, is that many people after moving funds from their bank account to mobile wallets cash out to make payments. But with launch of the universal QR code, funds stored in mobile money wallets can be used to make payment, Mr. Hesse further explained.

GhIPSS last month launched the universal QR code that enables individuals to pay for goods and services by scanning displayed QR codes with their phones. Users of feature phones can also pay via QR Code by dialling a merchant’s number that will be displayed at the location.

Mr. Hesse is hopeful that GIP will continue to experience growth, especially in this era of COVID-19, as more and more people turn to electronic payment channels.

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