Africa-Press – Liberia. Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has entered a strategic collaboration with Vista Bank Group, aimed at expanding access to trade finance across West Africa and strengthening intra-African banking cooperation. The partnership was sealed at the CONVERGE ’25 conference in London through a formal signing ceremony.
Under the agreement, GHIB will serve as Vista Bank Group’s primary correspondent banking partner across Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. The collaboration will leverage GHIB’s long-standing global banking relationships to enhance Vista Bank’s capacity in international trade finance, cross-border payments, and correspondent banking services.
“This partnership represents our commitment to be Africa’s bridge to international finance and correspondent banking. Since 1959, we have provided African banking groups with access to funding, global trade finance, and payments. We are honored to now extend this to the Vista Group,” said Dean Adansi, Chief Executive Officer of GHIB.
Vista Bank Group, through Vista Group Holding SA, operates as a pan-African financial services provider with a strong focus on SMEs, trade finance, leasing, and bancassurance. The collaboration will introduce GHIB’s “TradeBridge” model, giving Vista Bank clients—especially small and medium enterprises—access to international credit lines, letters of credit, guarantees, and foreign exchange services that regional African banks have struggled to secure independently.
“Ghana International Bank has become our gateway to the global financial system. Where others have failed to provide access, GHIB has demonstrated true commitment to African development. This partnership will allow us to better serve SMEs in Banjul, Dakar, Freetown, Ouagadougou, and Conakry with world-class trade finance solutions,” said Serge Raymond, Managing Director of Vista Bank France.
The collaboration addresses persistent barriers faced by African banks in securing international correspondent relationships and credit facilities—critical tools for driving trade and economic growth. Both institutions expect the partnership to significantly build trade finance capacity in West Africa, while advancing the broader goals of African financial integration and economic inclusion.
The announcement was made during CONVERGE ’25, GHIB’s flagship thought leadership conference, themed “Rethinking Commodity Finance for Growth.” The event brought together leaders in African trade finance, banking, commodity markets, and policy to chart innovative paths
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