The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is planning to establish additional cash centres at its regional offices in Ho and Tamale to improve public access to currency-related services. Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, announced the initiative on Thursday, November 12, 2026, during the launch of the Heritage Series banknotes.
He explained that the proposed facilities were part of the central bank’s wider strategy to modernise currency operations and enhance the effective management and distribution of banknotes nationwide. According to Dr Asiama, the initiative is intended to make currency services more accessible, particularly to people outside the national capital.
He further disclosed that the Bank was adopting advanced technology to improve the processing and authentication of banknotes. He noted that its currency processing centres were equipped with sophisticated systems capable of sorting, verifying and removing unfit banknotes from circulation to ensure that only clean and genuine currency remained in use. The Governor also revealed that the Bank had developed an in-house currency management platform known as the Enterprise Currency Operations Management Software (ECON).
He said the software was developed using the institution’s internal technical expertise to enhance operational efficiency, improve coordination and strengthen the overall management of currency operations. Dr Asiama added that the innovation had attracted interest from several central banks within the region, which had expressed a desire to learn from the Bank of Ghana’s experience.
