Cash theft accounted for 59% of bank staff dismissals in 2025 – Bank of Ghana

Cash theft accounted for nearly six in every 10 staff dismissals across Ghana’s banking sector in 2025, according to the Bank of Ghana‘s 2025 Fraud Report.

The report revealed that 44 of the 75 employees dismissed by commercial banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) during the year were fired for cash-related fraud.

The figures mean cash theft was responsible for 59% of all staff dismissals linked to fraud in the sector, making it the leading cause of employee terminations in 2025.

The findings form part of the Bank of Ghana’s annual assessment of fraud trends across regulated financial institutions.

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