from RUSSEL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana
Ghana Bureau
ACCRA, (CAJ News) – WHILE Africa makes progress in reducing fraud across the internet gaming (iGaming) sector, Ghana’s industry is confronting mounting challenges in fraud prevention.
This is according to Sumsub, a global verification platform, which reports that Ghana recorded one of the sharpest increases in fraud activity since last year.
The data by Sumsub indicates that the identity fraud rate, which is the proportion of fraudulent verification attempts, across all industries in Ghana climbed to 3,94 percent in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2).
The company reports that iGaming is the problem and acute.
Fraud in the sector more than doubled in just twelve months, surging from 2,33 percent in Q2 2024 to 5,76% in Q2 2025.
This alarming spike contrasts with continental trends, where Africa’s iGaming sector achieved a 14,7-percent reduction in fraud over the past two years.
“Ghana’s numbers show a different trajectory from the continent,” said Hannes Bezuidenhout, Vice President of Sales for Africa at Sumsub.
The official said while Africa has demonstrated that investment in robust verification reduced fraud without slowing down growth, Ghana’s experience highlighted what happens when fraudsters move faster than compliance systems.
“This is a wake-up call for operators to close the gap with AI-driven solutions and continuous monitoring,” Bezuidenhout said.
Sumsub reports that globally, fraud is accelerating.
According to The State of Identity Verification in the iGaming Industry 2025 report, issued earlier this year by Sumsub, identity fraud in the sector nearly doubled worldwide, rising from 0,7 percent in 2023 to 1, 39 percent in early 2025.
Latin America recorded the highest jump, with fraud rising by almost 32 percent.
Mature markets in Europe and North America also saw steady increases.
– CAJ News