The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) has announced the appointment of four senior executives to its leadership team, in a move aimed at strengthening its capacity to deliver on its mandate as Ghana’s national payments infrastructure provider.
In a statement released on Monday,April 13,2026,GhIPSS highlighted that the appointments spans the Finance, Business, Operations, and Shared Services portfolios will bring together decades of combined experiences in financial services and digital payments to the GhIPSS executive management table.
The statement added that Eunice Amewu Nyadu (FCCA, UK) is expected to take up the Chief Finance Officer role and will have oversight responsibility for Finance and Strategy.
Having previously served as the organisation’s first Head of Finance, Nyadu’s expertise spans financial engineering, corporate governance, capital structuring, and strategic transformation.In her new role, she will be driving GhIPSS’ financial and strategic transformation agenda, with a focus on investment, innovation, and ecosystem expansion across banks, fintechs, digital financial services providers, and emerging players.
Akosua Blay who also previously served as the Acting General Manager for Project and Business Development at the organization will now occupy the Chief Business Officer position where she is expected to bring on board her 30 years of professional experience to her new role. She is a professional member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana.
Juliet Ackah-Nyamike will also take on the role of Chief Operations Officer, with oversight responsibility for the Operations Department and will bring on board over two decades of leadership experience in digital payments, transactional banking, and card systems operations, with strong expertise in payment operations, settlement management, and digital banking service delivery.
Mary Dei Sarpong has been appointed Chief Shared Services Officer to lead the Shared Services portfolio. Previously the Head of the Partnerships and Bulk Payments Unit, she brings over two decades of experience in the financial services industry, having played instrumental roles in advancing bulk payments, clearing operations, customer support, and financial inclusion initiatives through e-zwich. In her new role, she will oversee administration and facilities management.
Commenting on the appointments, GhIPSS Chief Executive Clara Arthur described the move as a deliberate effort to strengthen the company’s leadership architecture ahead of its next phase of growth.
“I am happy to welcome Eunice, Akosua, Juliet and Mary to the GhIPSS Executive Management Team. Their appointments reflect a deliberate step towards strengthening our leadership structure to enable us achieve our strategic priorities and position GhIPSS for the next phase of the company’s growth. I am optimistic that, with their support, we will continue to drive innovation, enhance operational excellence, and deliver greater value to our stakeholders,” she said.
GhIPSS continues to serve as the backbone of Ghana’s digital payments ecosystem, providing interoperable payment infrastructure that enables seamless transactions across banks, mobile money operators, and other financial service providers.
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