Ghana_Ghana Financial Sector Development Project

Short Term Technical Assistance to design agency banking business model including

(i)               identification and specification of a suitable back end IT system for delivering financial services via agents;

(ii)              map potential agents’ locations throughout the country; and

(iii)            provide technical assistance for Branding, Advertising and Industry Sensitisation on Agency Banking and education of Consumers.

The Government of Ghana has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ghana Financial Sector Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. This includes the of design agency banking business model including identification and specification of a suitable back end IT system for delivering financial services via agents; (ii) map potential agents’ locations throughout the country; and (iii) provide technical assistance for Branding, Advertising and Industry Sensitisation on Agency Banking and education of Consumers.

We are seeking experienced experts to provide specialized expertise on agency banking for the under-served and low-income segment of the population for the Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) on a contract basis.

The project is to design and implement an effective distribution channels for financial services that will reach under-served/under-banked segment of the population especially in the rural communities on a shared network of agency banking platform. The project will also seek to expand the existing network to provide banking to a larger customer base at low servicing costs and maximum profitably. It is intended to promote a cashlite culture, and provide multiple products and payment facilities through a single agent across the RCBs network.