{
  "id": 18102986,
  "title": "Fidelity Bank Ghana Becomes Ghana’s Only Bank to Achieve 2X Certified Advanced Status for Gender-Smart Finance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/fidelity-bank-ghana-becomes-ghanas-only-bank-to-achieve-2x-certified",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:09:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/fidelity-bank-ghana-becomes-ghanas-only-bank-to-achieve-2x-certified-advanced-status-for-gender-smart-finance/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fidelity Bank Ghana has become the only bank in the country to achieve 2X Certified Advanced status, a distinction that highlights the bank's commitment to advancing gender-smart finance and women's economic empowerment. The certification, awarded by 2X Global, recognizes Fidelity Bank's efforts to incorporate gender considerations into its leadership, employment practices, products, services, and investment portfolio. The achievement was made possible through the bank's participation in the 2025-2026 pilot of the new 2X Certification methodology for financial institutions, which assessed the methodology across various business models and incorporated feedback to improve the framework. The certification's focus on products and services was particularly significant for Fidelity Bank, which met the Best-in-Class requirement by integrating gender considerations into product development, delivery, customer service, and marketing. The bank's initiatives, such as Women's Desks, the Fidelity Young Entrepreneurs Initiative, and various accounts tailored to women's financial needs, demonstrate its dedication to expanding access to financial services and developing solutions that support women and their businesses.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}