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ACTIVITY 3: FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />

Objectives:<br />

i. To improve the efficiency of the National Payments and Settlements System through the<br />

establishment of an Electronic Payment System.<br />

ii. To enhance access to Financial Services in the Rural Economy through the Automation,<br />

Computerization and Interconnectivity of all the Rural Banks in the country.<br />

QTR. 11 PROGRESS<br />

FINANCIAL SERVICES ACTIVITY<br />

INDICATOR: Number of Interbank Transactions (600,000)<br />

ANNUAL TARGET<br />

ACTUALS TO DATE<br />

CUMMULATIVE<br />

(Apr 09 – Mar 10)<br />

(October 09 – Dec 09)<br />

ACTUALS TO DATE<br />

400,000 0 0<br />

INDICATOR: Value of Deposit Accounts in Rural Banks (US$ 600,000,000)<br />

ANNUAL TARGET<br />

ACTUALS TO DATE<br />

CUMMULATIVE<br />

(Apr 09 – Mar 10)<br />

(October 09 – Dec 09)<br />

ACTUALS TO DATE<br />

US$ 400,000,000 TBD Not available<br />

ACTIVITY STATUS NEXT STEPS<br />

i. Implement Cheque Codeline<br />

and Automated Clearing<br />

House Systems<br />

ii. Procure Consultant for Legal<br />

Review of Payment System<br />

Laws<br />

iii. Implement Public Awareness<br />

Campaign for Payment<br />

Systems<br />

• Implementation of the Cheque<br />

Codeline Clearing System in<br />

Accra-Tema Clearing Zone<br />

stabilized with over 80% of the<br />

country’s Cheques handled by the<br />

System.<br />

• Issued Bid Document in October<br />

2009.<br />

• Technical Evaluation of the three<br />

Bids received was completed in<br />

December 2009.<br />

• Public Awareness Campaign<br />

expanded countrywide with<br />

special emphasis for Christmas<br />

Season Audiences<br />

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• Go Live Nationwide for the<br />

Cheque Codeline Clearing &<br />

Automated Clearing House<br />

Systems in January 2010.<br />

• Procure additional Licenses<br />

for all 28 Participating<br />

Banks as back-ups to their<br />

Clearing House Gateway<br />

Servers.<br />

• Consultant to conduct<br />

review of existing Payment<br />

System Laws<br />

• Continue Public Awareness<br />

Campaign to improve<br />

adoption by the Business<br />

Community and the General<br />

Public.<br />

INDICATOR: Number of Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) automated under the<br />

Automation/Computerization and Interconnectivity of Rural Banks Activity (121)<br />

ANNUAL TARGET<br />

ACTUALS TO DATE<br />

CUMMULATIVE<br />

(Apr 09 – Mar 10)<br />

(October 09 – Dec 09)<br />

ACTUALS TO DATE<br />

21 0 0

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