Kojo Choi

Kojo Choi (born Choi Seung Eub in 1977 in Chuncheon, South Korea) is a Ghanaian fintech entrepreneur and Ghana's Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea. Kojo Choi was a naturalized Ghanaian citizen at age 14, when his father, Reverend John Choi, a missionary, relocated the family to Ghana.

Education

Ambassador Choi studied at SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College in Tema for high school education from where he proceeded to the University of Ghana, Legon, where he obtained a B.Sc. in Business Administration in 2002. Kojo Choi is also a product of the University of Ghana Business School.

Business

Choi has established a reputation in fintech, telecommunications, marketing communications, and business consulting across Ghana and West Africa for over two decades. He also acted as a consultant to the Korean Embassy and several multinational companies operating in Ghana. In 2015, he founded PaySwitch Limited, Ghana’s only third-party payment processor certified to integrate with Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, and all major mobile money networks (MTN, Telecel and AT). The company also holds international security certifications like ISO 27001 and PCI DSS. His leadership in fintech earned him recognition as one of Ghana’s 25 Most Influential FinTech Leaders in 2018.

He is the Chief Executive Officer of PaySwitch Company Limited, Ghana’s only third-party payment processor certified to integrate with Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, and all major mobile money network firms launched in 2015. Choi is identified as the driving force behind NanaTel Limited, an MTN Ghana-authorised distributor involved in mobile money management and customer care services in Ghana’s Eastern and Volta Regions. In 2022, he established the Art Africa Gallery in Osu, Accra, and spearheaded the Colour Cure Exhibition to support breast cancer care at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He is currently Ghana’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea, a letter dated 21 July 2025, and signed by Dr. Callistus Mahama, Executive Secretary to President John Dramani Mahama announced the latter. Before becoming Ambassador, He was a consultant to the Korean Embassy and several multinational companies operating in Ghana.

Choi is the founder of Art Africa, a cultural initiative launched in 2022 in Osu, Accra. The gallery promotes African artists, fosters cultural exchange, and uses art for social advocacy including supporting healthcare initiatives like Korle Bu Breast Cancer Surgical Unit through exhibitions like Colour Cure.

Ambassadorship

Choi's appointment to be Ambassador spurred public discussion around issues of dual citizenship, identity, and transparency, especially given Choi’s Korean origins and naturalized Ghanaian status. Supporters view him as an asset to diplomacy and an enhancement of Ghana–South Korea relations and are saying his appointment, which is first of its kind in sub Saharan Africa, is signaling Ghana's readiness for globalization and internationalization, promoting inclusion and diversity. Critics on the other hand have questioned the process.