2026-08-19
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The Securities and Exchange Commission, Ghana, publishes the full list of 20 Virtual Asset Service Providers admitted to the regulatory sandbox regime that commenced in March 2026. The admitted entities are authorized to pilot specific activities, including asset tokenization, virtual asset brokerage, exchange, trading platforms, and real-world asset custodianship. This participation enables the regulator to collect data to support the validation and finalization of guidelines for activity-specific licensing and registration under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, Ghana (SEC), is mandated under the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929), as amended, to regulate and promote the growth and development of an efficient, fair and transparent securities market, while protecting investors and safeguarding market integrity.
Further to the SEC’s Press Release No. SEC/PR/001/03/2026, dated 10 March 2026, announcing the admission of entities into the SEC’s Virtual Asset Sandbox, the SEC hereby publishes the full list of participants admitted to pilot various virtual asset services under the regulatory sandbox regime, which commenced in March 2026.
The participation of these Virtual Asset Service Providers will enable the SEC to collect relevant regulatory data to support the validation and finalisation of its guidelines and regulations on activity-specific licensing and registration, pursuant to the SEC’s mandate under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (Act 1154).
The sandbox participants and their respective approved pilot activities are as follows:
NO.
VIRTUAL ASSET SERVICE PROVIDER
PILOT ACTIVITY
1
AFRICOIN GHANA LIMITED
Asset Tokenization (GOLD)
2
VAULTA DIGITAL ASSETS LTD
Asset Tokenization (SECURITIES)
3
GFX BROKERS LIMITED
Asset Tokenization (T-BILL)
4
ONE AFRICA SECURITIES LTD
Asset Tokenization (BONDS)
5
WEWIRE GHANA LIMITED
Asset Tokenization (TRADE FINANCE)
6
MANSU TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Virtual Asset Brokerage
7
SAGE ADVANCE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
Virtual Asset Brokerage
8
MOJO PAY GHANA LIMITED
Virtual Asset Brokerage
9
YELLOW CARD GHANA LIMITED
Virtual Asset Exchange
10
HYRO EXCHANGE LTD.
Virtual Asset Exchange
11
WHITEBIT GHANA LTD
Virtual Asset Exchange
12
KOINKOIN GHANA LTD
Virtual Asset Exchange
13
GHANA COMMODITIES EXCHANGE
Virtual Asset Exchange (COMMODITIES)
14
GHANA GOLD BOARD
Real World Asset Custodian (GOLD)
15
XCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Virtual Asset Trading Platform
16
HANYPAY GHANA LTD
Virtual Asset Trading Platform
17
THE BLUE PENGUIN COMPANY LIMITED
Virtual Asset Trading Platform
18
HSB GLOBAL FINTECH LTD
Virtual Asset Trading Platform
19
MAMORU DIGITAL GHANA LTD
Virtual Asset Trading Platform
20
BSYSTEMS LTD
Virtual Asset Trading Platform
For further information, please email vasp@sec.gov.gh , call +233 (0) 302 768 970–2 or the toll-free number 0800 100 065, or visit www.sec.gov.gh .
This Public Notice is issued pursuant to sections 3 and 208(c) of the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929), as amended, and the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (Act 1154).
BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)
DATED: 19 TH AUGUST 2026
(NOTICE NO. SEC/PN/001/08/2026)