Paycode supports LEAP beneficiary enrolment drive in Northern Ghana
Paycode, a digital payments technology provider, is supporting a beneficiary enrolment drive for Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in northern Ghana, according to Modern Ghana. The exercise is part of efforts to widen access to the country’s flagship social cash transfer scheme in some of its poorest communities.
LEAP is a government-run social protection initiative administered by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. It provides quarterly cash grants to extremely poor households, with eligibility focused on elderly persons aged 65 and above, people with severe disabilities, orphans and vulnerable children, and pregnant women. The programme has been a central pillar of Ghana’s efforts to reduce extreme poverty and is recognised as one of the country’s principal social safety nets.
Modern Ghana reported that Paycode is providing the digital payments infrastructure underpinning the new enrolment exercise. Across the continent, technology firms are increasingly partnering with governments to deliver social grants through mobile wallets and electronic transfers, helping to reach households in areas where formal banking services remain limited.
Northern Ghana, which includes the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, North East and Savannah regions, has historically recorded higher poverty rates than the national average. Rural and savannah communities in particular face seasonal food insecurity and limited access to formal financial services, making the efficient delivery of cash transfers a longstanding policy challenge.
The partnership reflects a wider shift towards the digitisation of social protection delivery in Africa, with governments and development partners turning to fintech solutions to register beneficiaries and disburse payments in remote and underserved areas.
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