The Deputy Director General, Operations at the Securities and Exchange Commission Ghana, Mr. Mensah Thompson has revealed that the Commission is currently in talks with some tertiary institutions across the country to establish incubation hubs and training centres on campuses, aimed at equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand, navigate, and fully benefit from virtual assets.
Speaking with Business Outlook Africa,on the back of the passage of the passage of the virtual assets bill and the introduction of a regulatory sandbox,The Deputy Director General, explained that the move is part of broader efforts aimed at positioning the youth at the centre of Ghana’s emerging virtual assets ecosystem.
“Like I said, I mean, you just have to take interest in it and then feel free to dream, innovate. Once you have the idea, come to the SEC.The SEC is going to, with time, have partnerships with other educational institutions across the country to set up incubation hubs. I think we received a proposal from, I think, was it the KNUST or a business that they want to partner with the SEC to set up incubation hubs for virtual assets on campus to allow students to be able to freely go and innovate. We are open to some of these partnerships and we are going to make sure that, I mean, there’s proper knowledge transfer, there’s proper local content participation and proper systems in place to ensure that Ghanaians get the full benefits of virtual assets.” He stated
Mr. Mensah Thompson further outlined how the framework opens doors across multiple sectors explaining it will not only help entrepreneurs and business owners with simplified cross-border payments but will also help start ups and tech developers with raising capital and bringing their ideas into “full market scaling”.
“ Your payments are always going to be made easier.Your imports, exports, payments, aggregation are always going to be easier.For startups, there’s an opportunity to raise capital on virtual asset platforms to invest in your business. The innovation hubs and sandboxes are for you to dream, innovate and incubate your ideas and bring them into full market scaling.” he added
He then urged investors to take advantage of the opportunities created by the country’s new virtual assets regulatory framework stressing that the new regulatory framework has fundamentally changed the landscape.
“Investors, if they’ve been telling, if you’re hearing that oh virtual assets is fraud, it’s scam and what have you, I say please rethink your position on virtual assets. When virtual asset firms come to you for investment, now is the time to consider and fully make the necessary investment in them because you do not know.” He said
The Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (Act 1154) was passed into law by Parliament on December 19, 2025, and subsequently received presidential assent on December 30, 2025. This landmark legislation establishes a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework to supervise, license, and register cryptocurrency and virtual asset operations in the country.
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