General News of Sunday, 11 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Bank of Ghana has issued a revised and stricter Supervisory Guidance Note, making the Ghana Card the mandatory identification document for all banking transactions. The directive, issued in the last quarter of 2025, takes immediate effect and makes the Ghana Card the compulsory means of identification for customers of all accountable institutions. “Accountable Institutions (AIs) shall use only the Ghana Card to identify and verify all customers,” the notice stated. Customers without a Ghana Card, Non-Citizens Identity Card, or Refugee Identity Card will not be permitted to conduct any transactions with financial institutions. The Ghana Card has increasingly become the primary source of identification in the country, having been integrated into Ghana’s telecommunications and financial systems.

Source: GhanaWeb January 12, 2026 08:50 UTC