The Chamber of Digital Assets and Blockchain Innovation (CDABI), led by its President, Caleb Kwaku Afaglo, paid an official courtesy visit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ghana.
The Chamber described it as a constructive and forward-looking engagement.
The meeting, held at the SEC headquarters in Accra, brought together more than twenty members of the Chamber, reflecting what CDABI said was a strong institutional commitment and unified industry representation.
The delegation was received by the Deputy Director-General of the SEC, Mensah Thompson, together with senior officials of the Commission.
The Chamber said discussions were substantive and focused on Ghana’s evolving digital asset regulatory framework.
At the centre of the engagement was a shared goal of building a transparent, compliant and innovation-driven digital asset ecosystem in Ghana.
The Chamber reaffirmed its intention to serve as a structured interface between industry players and regulators, promoting policy clarity and supporting effective supervision.
During the meeting, CDABI formally invited the SEC to participate in its upcoming national symposium on virtual assets and financial services.
The symposium is expected to bring together regulators, financial institutions, compliance professionals, technology providers and other stakeholders to deepen engagement on regulatory expectations, investor protection, AML/CFT compliance and responsible innovation.
A key highlight of the meeting was the Chamber’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer Training and Awareness Programme, developed in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
The initiative aims to strengthen capacity across the digital asset sector and the broader financial services ecosystem.
According to the Chamber, the programme is designed to equip compliance officers, risk managers and operational leaders with advanced skills in AML/CFT compliance, blockchain transaction monitoring and analytics, digital asset risk assessment, and governance, reporting and supervisory engagement.
The SEC acknowledged the importance of industry-driven certification pathways that align with regulatory expectations.
The Chamber said strengthening professional competence across the ecosystem would support supervisory effectiveness, reduce compliance gaps and enhance market integrity.
The meeting ended with guidance from the Director-General, Honourable Avedzi, who stressed that regulation and ethical responsibility are collective obligations.
He noted that effective oversight is most sustainable when regulators and industry work in partnership, guided by shared standards of accountability, transparency and integrity.
The Chamber said the visit marks a significant milestone in its structured engagement with the SEC and reinforces a collaborative model in which organised industry bodies support national regulatory objectives through education, advocacy and capacity development.
As Ghana positions itself within the regulated global digital asset ecosystem, CDABI said such engagements remain critical to ensuring innovation progresses within a framework of compliance, investor protection and institutional trust.
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