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Bank of Ghana Partners with Mastercard for Virtual Assets Knowledge Sharing Workshop ACCRA
The Bank of Ghana (the Bank), in partnership with Mastercard, hosted a Virtual Assets Knowledge Sharing Workshop at the Bank Square, Accra, on December 2, 2025, as part of its ongoing capacity-building efforts in the evolving digital financial landscape.
The Workshop brought together representatives from across the Bank’s key functional areas, consistent with its coordinated and institution-wide approach to virtual asset policy and supervision. Participating departments included: the Virtual Asset Regulatory Office (VARO) of the FinTech and Innovation Office (FIO), and the Financial Markets, Payment Systems, Banking Supervision, Legal, Research, Currency, and Financial Stability Departments. The broad participation reflects the pervasive impact of virtual assets on the Bank’s mandate and the need for an integrated approach to regulatory oversight.
The technical sessions of the Workshop focused on four strategic pillars critical to the effective oversight of virtual assets: balanced innovation, risk assessment, advancements in cross-border payments and programmability.
As traditional and digital finance continue to converge, these capacity-building initiatives are vital to maintaining robust regulatory guardrails. The Bank of Ghana remains committed to ensuring that its supervisory frameworks are responsive to the rapid advancements in the digital economy.
The Workshop brought together representatives from across the Bank’s key functional areas, consistent with its coordinated and institution-wide approach to virtual asset policy and supervision. Participating departments included: the Virtual Asset Regulatory Office (VARO) of the FinTech and Innovation Office (FIO), and the Financial Markets, Payment Systems, Banking Supervision, Legal, Research, Currency, and Financial Stability Departments. The broad participation reflects the pervasive impact of virtual assets on the Bank’s mandate and the need for an integrated approach to regulatory oversight.
The technical sessions of the Workshop focused on four strategic pillars critical to the effective oversight of virtual assets: balanced innovation, risk assessment, advancements in cross-border payments and programmability.
As traditional and digital finance continue to converge, these capacity-building initiatives are vital to maintaining robust regulatory guardrails. The Bank of Ghana remains committed to ensuring that its supervisory frameworks are responsive to the rapid advancements in the digital economy.
