Landmark SEC engagements signals deepening regulatory–industry partnership - CDABI

The Chamber of Digital Assets and Blockchain Innovation (CDABI), led by its President, Caleb Kwaku Afaglo, has paid an official courtesy visit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ghana, in what proved to be a highly constructive and forward-looking engagement.

The meeting, held at the SEC headquarters in Accra, brought together over twenty members of the chamber, demonstrating strong institutional commitment and unified industry representation.

The chamber delegation, led by President Caleb Kwaku Afaglo, was received by the Deputy Director-General, Mensah Thompson, alongside senior officials of the Commission.

Discussions were substantive, strategic, and aligned with Ghana’s evolving digital asset regulatory architecture.

Strengthening Regulatory–Industry Collaboration

At the core of the engagement was a shared objective: fostering a transparent, compliant, and innovation-driven digital asset ecosystem in Ghana.

The chamber reaffirmed its role as a structured industry interface, capable of coordinating organized dialogue between market participants and regulators, thereby promoting policy clarity and supervisory efficiency.

During the visit, the chamber formally extended an invitation to the SEC to participate in its upcoming national symposium focused on virtual assets and financial services.

The symposium is designed to convene regulators, financial institutions, compliance professionals, technology providers, and ecosystem stakeholders to deepen engagement on regulatory expectations, investor protection standards, AML/CFT compliance, and responsible innovation frameworks.

AML Officer Training and Ecosystem Capacity Development

A notable highlight of the meeting was the Chamber’s AML Officer Training and Awareness Programme, developed in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).

The initiative seeks to institutionalize structured capacity building within the digital asset and broader financial services ecosystem.

The programme focuses on equipping compliance officers, risk managers, and operational leadership with advanced competencies in:

* Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) compliance

* Blockchain transaction monitoring and analytics

* Digital asset risk assessment methodologies

* Governance, reporting, and supervisory engagement.

The SEC acknowledged the importance of industry-driven certification pathways that align with regulatory expectations, strengthening professional competence across the ecosystem contributes directly to supervisory effectiveness, reduces compliance gaps, and enhances market integrity.

Regulation and Ethical Responsibility as a Joint Obligation

The meeting concluded with sound guidance from the Director-General, Avedzi, who emphasised that regulation and ethical responsibility are collective responsibilities.

He underscored that effective oversight is most sustainable when regulators and industry operate in partnership, guided by shared standards of accountability, transparency, and integrity.

This principle reflects the evolving regulatory philosophy within Ghana’s digital financial landscape: innovation must be matched with disciplined governance and ethical market conduct.

The visit marks a significant milestone in structured regulatory engagement between the Chamber and the SEC.

It reinforces a model of collaborative oversight where organized industry bodies support national regulatory objectives through education, advocacy, and capacity development.

As Ghana continues to position itself within the regulated global digital asset ecosystem, such engagements remain critical in ensuring that innovation advances within a framework of compliance, investor protection, and institutional trust.