Board-Ready Talent for Ghana’s Fintech Governance Era
By December 2025, the Bank of Ghana expects all Payment Service Providers and Fintechs to have their governance structures fully in place.
As part of this transition, I asked fintech founders and ecosystem leaders what they needed most to comply. The most common response?
“We need a vetted list of qualified, independent board candidates.”
So—I made one.
30 carefully selected names.
But I didn’t expect it to be quite this challenging. Once we removed everyone currently working in banks, fintechs, telcos, and the central bank (to avoid obvious conflicts of interest), the pool shrank fast.
Still, we did it.
Some of the incredible professionals on this first list include:
Michael Cobblah – Former Country Director at Ernst & Young Ghana and corporate finance strategist; advisor on governance for capital markets and PPPs.
Ingrid van Wees – Independent Non-Executive Director at Africa Finance Corporation; former ADB Vice President for Finance and Risk Management.
Beatrice Hamza Bassey – Chair of Union Bank Nigeria and former Group General Counsel at Atlas Mara; expert in compliance, risk, and legal governance.
Zoe Ewurasi Annang –consultant with board experience across fintech-adjacent ventures in Africa.
Kenneth Kwamina Thompson – Former CEO of Dalex Finance and chartered accountant; known for his expertise in risk management and regulatory governance.
👉 This is just the first tranche. I’ll be releasing another set in the coming weeks.
If you’re building your board or advising a fintech preparing for governance readiness—
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