Mansu Technologies has been added to Ghana’s SEC virtual asset sandbox, giving it standing in both of the country’s two active crypto regulatory sandboxes.
The company’s own announcement dates its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sandbox admission to March 10, 2026, but SEC records show Mansu was not part of the original 11-firm cohort launched that day. Mansu joined when the SEC expanded the sandbox from 11 firms to 20 in a notice dated August 19, 2026, adding nine new participants including Mansu, alongside Sage Advance Global Services and Mojo Pay Ghana in the same virtual asset brokerage category.
Mansu’s other regulatory standing is on firmer ground. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) admitted the company to its own Regulatory Sandbox in January 2026, alongside five other firms: Transika, One Africa Securities, Payafrione, Akuna Wallet and Afrix Paycoin, to test frameworks for the exchange, custody, administration and issuance of virtual assets.
Mansu says it is one of only two companies holding admission to both sandboxes, though it did not name the other. Public records from both regulators suggest One Africa Securities Ltd, which appears in the Bank of Ghana’s January cohort and was added to the SEC’s expanded sandbox piloting tokenised bonds, may be the other firm, though neither regulator has published a combined list confirming this.
Both sandboxes operate under Ghana’s Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (Act 1154), which requires anyone operating in the country’s digital asset space to register or obtain a licence from either the Bank of Ghana or the SEC. Sandbox participation lets companies pilot approved activities under supervision while regulators gather data to finalise permanent licensing rules; firms that meet requirements within the first six months of the 12-month pilot period can apply to convert early to a full licence.
Mansu Chief Operating Officer Kwadwo Boakye-Yiadom said the dual sandbox status reflected the company’s compliance-first approach. “Getting into one sandbox validates that approach. Getting into both tells us we’re building something regulators believe in, not just tolerate,” he said. Mansu’s approved SEC pilot activity is virtual asset brokerage; the company markets its wallet app under the tagline “Crypto Made Easy,” allowing users to buy, sell and convert crypto assets including USDT, Bitcoin and Ethereum through MTN MoMo and bank accounts.
