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The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has called for stronger collaboration across Ghana’s digital finance ecosystem, urging institutions to move beyond broad commitments to information-sharing and coordinated cyber defence as part of their daily operations.

The call was made at the official opening of the 2026 National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana, under the theme “Securing Ghana’s Digital Finance Ecosystem: Building Trust Through Collaboration and Cyber Resilience.”

Opening the month-long campaign, the Director-General of the CSA, Mr. Divine Selase Agbeti, said Ghana’s rapid digital transformation had created significant opportunities for economic growth, financial inclusion and innovation, but had also expanded the opportunities available to cybercriminals.

“Ghana has made a deliberate choice to embrace digital transformation. We must now make an equally deliberate choice to secure it,” Mr. Agbeti said.

He stressed that protecting the country’s digital economy could not be left to any single institution, calling for a coordinated response among government, regulators, financial institutions, fintechs, telecommunications companies, technology firms, law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity service providers.

Mr. Agbeti called on financial institutions to share actionable threat intelligence, telecommunications companies to deepen cooperation with banks and fintechs, and regulators, technology companies, law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity service providers to exchange information quickly enough to disrupt attacks before they result in financial losses.

Speaking on behalf of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, the Head of Cyber and Information Security, Mr. Daniel Sowah Klu, said the central bank had revised its Cyber and Information Security Directive, established a digital forensic laboratory to support investigations and prosecutions, and was developing an industry-wide fraud intelligence hub.

Adding her voice, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, also highlighted the potential impact of cyber fraud targeting visitors on Ghana’s reputation and tourism sector and urged citizens to desist from perpetrating cybercrime.

The Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu, representing the Minister, Hon. Samuel Nartey George, announced plans for a digital fraud monitoring system to strengthen the detection, prevention and response to fraudulent activities across digital platforms.

For his part, the Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, representing the Minister, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, said the digital environment had become an increasingly important component of Ghana’s national security landscape and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to strengthening law enforcement capacity to trace digital evidence and pursue offenders across borders.

The University of Ghana, in remarks delivered on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, pledged continued support through cybersecurity research, professional training and the development of skilled cybersecurity professionals.

The ceremony also featured the unveiling of a commemorative digital plaque to mark the CSA’s fifth anniversary.

The opening brought together representatives of the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, the Bank of Ghana and the University of Ghana, alongside stakeholders from industry, academia and civil society.