Digital Assets and Banking: Regulation, Risk and Readiness
Offered by the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana, with ProMark Elite Limited, Organisers of Digital Assets Summit Africa (DASA).
Programme at a Glance
A practical, certificate-based Master Class
Format
Three-hour live online session (180 minutes)
Date & time: To be announced
Fee
GHS 1,000 per participant
Certificate
Jointly issued by ProMark/DASA and the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana, on completion of the session assessment
Who It Is For
Bank executives and managers; compliance, risk, AML, legal, treasury and operations professionals; fintech and payments leaders; regulators
Developed by ProMark Elite Limited in partnership with Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies (AEGRS)
Dr. Tonya M. Evans, Founder & CEO, AEGRS
Session Structure
180 minutes, three parts
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5 minutes
Welcome and framing
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Part 1 55 minutes
The Regulatory Landscape and What It Means for Banks
- Global direction of travel: US market structure and stablecoin rules, EU MiCA, and FATF standards, including the Travel Rule
- Ghana and regional developments for virtual asset service providers (VASPs)
- Where banks fit: custody, stablecoins, tokenised deposits, and partnering with VASPs
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Part 2 55 minutes
Risk, Compliance and Operations in Practice
- AML/KYC and sanctions screening for digital asset flows
- Custody, operational and third-party risk
- Governance, board oversight and building a readiness roadmap
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10 minutes
Break
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Part 3 45 minutes
Applied Case Exercise and Assessment
- Case exercise (30 minutes): participants work through a realistic bank scenario, spot the key regulatory issues and recommend a course of action
- Assessment (15 minutes): a short assessment, so the certificate reflects demonstrated competence
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10 minutes
Close and next steps
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
- Explain the core global and regional rules shaping digital assets in banking
- Identify the main compliance, operational and governance risks
- Apply a structured issue-spotting approach to a real-world scenario
Participants Leave With
Practical tools you can use the next working day.
- A reference toolkit: regulatory map, issue-spotting checklist, and glossary of key terms
- A jointly issued certificate from ProMark/DASA and the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana
About the Facilitator
Dr. Tonya M. Evans
Founder & CEO, Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies (AEGRS)
Dr. Tonya M. Evans is a digital asset attorney and regulatory strategist and Founder & CEO of Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies (AEGRS), which advises financial institutions, virtual asset service providers, central banks and policymakers across the United States, West Africa and Bermuda.
She is the creator of Web3 Ready CLARITY (web3readyclarity.com), the digital assets regulatory intelligence portal for counsel, compliance and risk leaders, and executives at banks, VASPs, fintechs and funds. She served as Expert External Reviewer on Nigeria's virtual asset service provider regulations and delivered the keynote address at DASA 2026 in Accra.
A former tenured law professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, she has testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, is the author of Digital Money Demystified, hosts Confidently Crypto & More! on SiriusXM, and is admitted to practise in NY, NJ, PA and DC.
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Three hours, live online. GHS 1,000 per participant, with a certificate jointly issued by ProMark/DASA and the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana.
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