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December 07, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has directed banks to disconnect all non-deposit financial institutions from its transfer list. The NIBSS disclosed this in a circular dated December 5, 2023, with Ref: NIBSS/BD/NI/PO/005/051223 to banks. According to the national payment infrastructure company, the listing of non-deposit-taking financial institutions as beneficiaries contravenes

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has asked banks to delist Payment Solution Service Providers, Switches and Super Agents from its outward payment

Banks have been asked to disconnect Switches, Payment Solution Service Providers, and Super Agents from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Instant Payment Outwards System.

On the 9th of December, 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued a circular to all Payment Service Providers, Banks and Other Financial Institutions in Nigeria highlighting...

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Punch Newspapers Sections The Central Bank of Nigeria has set new capital requirements for payment firms in the country. The CBN disclosed the capital requirements in a circular on Monday titled ‘New license requirements for the payments system’. The CBN stated that to have a Payment Terminal Service Provider licence, a firm was required to have N100m shareholders’ funds unimpaired by losses. It retained super agent’s licence at N50m; Switching and Processing firm’s licence at N2bn; M...

By James Emejo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday issued a new licence requirements for payment systems, increasing the minimum capital requirements for Payment Solutions Service Providers (PSSPs) to N250 million from N100 million. The new framework also reviewed downward, the capital requirements for licensing of Payment Solution Services (PSSs) to N100 million from N250 million. Capital requirement for the Switching and Processing licence remains unchanged at N2 billion, including Mo...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday issued new licence requirements for payment systems, increasing the minimum capital requirements for Payment Solutions Service Providers (PSSPs) from N100 million to N250 million. Also, the new framework had a downward review of the capital requirements for licensing of Payment Solution Services (PSSs) from N250 million to N100 million. Capital requirement for the Switching and Processing licence and Mobile Money Operator licence both remains unchange...

CBN sets N2 billion as capital requirement for fintechs Other categories of operators have a lower benchmark. The Central Bank of Nigeria has set capital benchmarks for firms involved financial technology and payment operations. Those in the top category, dealing with switching and processing, as well as mobile money operation, will have a N2 billion shareholders’ funds unimpaired by losses, the regulator announced. According to a document conveying the guidelines published on the bank’s w...