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General news for Saturday, November 21, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2020-11-21
NDC Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi
Ghana is not the first African country to implement a universal rapid response code (QR Code) payment system, according to Sammy Gyamfi, Communications Officer for the Democratic National Congress.
The mobile software app was overtaken in Accra on Thursday when Vice President Bawumia demonstrated its practical implementation at the popular Aunti Muni Waakye in Accra.
Speaking at the launch, Dr. Bawumia stated: “Today is a historic day because we are solving a major problem here in Ghana. It is also historic because Ghana will be the first country in Africa to launch a quick response code (QR) payment. system.”
“We are not only the first country in Africa, but we are also, as far as I know, the third country in the world to launch a Rapid Response Code after Singapore and India.”
Yet just one day after the New Patriotic Party’s running mate made this claim, the NDC has presented evidence to discredit her.
With articles dating back to 2017, the NDC applauded banking companies in Ghana as the first to launch QR codes in the country.
“This QR code payment system that we are talking about was introduced by Ecobank and implemented in 2016/2017, so it is not something new,” Sammy Gyamfi said on Metro TV’s ‘Good Morning Ghana’ program on Friday.
Among the evidence provided by Sammy Gyamfi is a 2017 story from BusinessGhana which revealed that, “Ecobank Ghana launched a Masterpass QR, a smart business solution that accepts payments for goods and services from mobile phones, providing the opportunity to micro, small and medium-sized businesses to move from cash to digital payments. “
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