Abstract: Mobile Payment System (MPS), which is the use of mobile phone as a “wallet” to make payments through a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) connectivity or Short Message Service (SMS), or through a Near Field Communication (NFC), is increasingly becoming widely used in many countries globally, such as Japan, Korea, United States of America, South Africa and Kenya. The aim of this thesis is to use various research techniques, including questionnaire, interviews, observations and case studies to find out the challenges to the adoption of Mobile Payment Systems in Ghana, and propose solutions to encourage the wide acceptance of this platform, as a convenient alternative payment system in the country. Also, an application for Mobile Payments, named SikaPay is developed. Mobile phones present an enormous opportunity for use as a platform for a “Payments System.” Traditionally in Ghana, financial transactions are made using physical cash or checks. However, from the survey conducted as part of this project, people are willing to use Mobile Payment system on their phones. Also, the application developed as part of this project simulated the flexibility of how a Mobile Payment System should be, by allowing user to create their own account and update their account at any time.
Kofigah, S (2021). The Challenges To Its Adoption In Ghana and What Can Be Done To Make It Catch On?. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/the-challenges-to-its-adoption-in-ghana-and-what-can-be-done-to-make-it-catch-on
Kofigah, Solomon "The Challenges To Its Adoption In Ghana and What Can Be Done To Make It Catch On?" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Mar. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/the-challenges-to-its-adoption-in-ghana-and-what-can-be-done-to-make-it-catch-on. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
Kofigah, Solomon . "The Challenges To Its Adoption In Ghana and What Can Be Done To Make It Catch On?". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Mar. 2021. Web. 20 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/the-challenges-to-its-adoption-in-ghana-and-what-can-be-done-to-make-it-catch-on >.
Kofigah, Solomon . "The Challenges To Its Adoption In Ghana and What Can Be Done To Make It Catch On?" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 20, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/the-challenges-to-its-adoption-in-ghana-and-what-can-be-done-to-make-it-catch-on