The Chamber of Digital Assets and Blockchain Innovation has held high-level talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ghana, in a move both sides describe as a significant step towards strengthening cooperation in the country’s fast-evolving digital asset space.
The meeting, held at the SEC headquarters in Accra on February 11, 2026, brought together more than 20 members of the Chamber, led by its President, Caleb Kwaku Afaglo. They were received by the Deputy Director-General of the SEC, Mr Mensah Thompson, and senior officials of the Commission.
The engagement centred on what participants described as the need for a transparent, compliant and innovation-driven digital asset ecosystem. Both parties signalled their intention to deepen collaboration as Ghana refines its regulatory architecture for virtual assets and blockchain-based financial services.
The Chamber reaffirmed its ambition to serve as a structured interface between regulators and market participants. It said it was prepared to coordinate organised dialogue aimed at improving policy clarity, strengthening supervisory efficiency and ensuring that emerging market players understand their obligations.
During the discussions, the Chamber formally invited the SEC to participate in its upcoming national symposium on virtual assets and financial services. The event is expected to convene regulators, banks, compliance professionals, technology providers and other stakeholders to deliberate on regulatory expectations, investor protection standards, AML and CFT compliance, and responsible innovation frameworks.
A key feature of the meeting was the presentation of the Chamber’s AML Officer Training and Awareness Programme, developed in partnership with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. The initiative is designed to institutionalise capacity building within the digital asset and broader financial services ecosystem.
The programme seeks to equip compliance officers, risk managers and operational leaders with advanced competencies in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing compliance, blockchain transaction monitoring and analytics, digital asset risk assessment methodologies, and governance, reporting and supervisory engagement.
The SEC acknowledged the importance of industry-led certification pathways that align with regulatory standards, noting that stronger professional competence contributes directly to supervisory effectiveness, reduces compliance gaps and enhances overall market integrity.
The meeting concluded with remarks from the Director-General of the SEC, Honourable Avedzi, who stressed that regulation and ethical conduct must be shared responsibilities. He emphasised that effective oversight is most sustainable when regulators and industry players operate in partnership, guided by accountability, transparency and integrity.
Source:
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