Tag: #Fintechlicence

The Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) has granted an Approval-In-Principle (“AIP“) to Appglobal Technologies Limited, a fintech company in Nigeria, to operate three types of payment services or businesses under the Payment Solutions Service Licence Category. The CBN is the apex regulator of the Nigeria’s …

Introduction Payments Terminal Service Provider (“PTSP”) companies are some of the major drivers of the Nigerian payments sub-sector. According to a 2022 report by Insider Intelligence, Nigeria (with record 3.7 billion transactions) ranked 6th amongst top 10 countries in the world (and the 1st in …

This article highlights, in a question-and-answer format, the purpose of International Money Transfer Operator (“IMTO”) licence for inbound cross-border payment services including the requirements, costs and procedures that a potential investor in the sub-sector in Nigeria will undertake in order to incorporate and get the …

1. Introduction The global pandemic of 2020 introduced the world to the increasing importance of digital banking and other online financial services. Thereafter, experts projected that digital banking users will rise to 3.6 Billion globally. Nigeria, for instance, recorded 3.7 Billion real-time transactions 2021, ranking …

The financial sector in Ghana has grown rapidly since 2010 and continues to evolve with the aid of technology. Fintech businesses in Ghana span the insurance, agriculture, banking and investment sectors. The number of Ghanaians with access to formal financial services has equally improved considerably. …

The Central Bank of Kenya (“CBK”) was recently vested with the powers to license and regulate digital lenders in Kenya under a new law, The Central Bank of Kenya (Digital Credit Providers) Regulations 2022 (“Regulation 2022”) effective from 18th March 2022. Before 2022, digital lending …

What is a Payment Service Bank? Payment Service Banks in Nigeria are channels by which telecommunication and technology solutions companies are licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to participate in the fintech payment ecosystem with primary focus on the rural areas and unbanked locations, …

What is a Payments Service Holding Company in Nigeria? A Payments Service Holding Company is a type of corporate structure that is required by Nigerian law for a group company that is desirous of holding more than one payment system licence within the Nigeria payments …

The data on fintech payment released by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (“NIBSS”) has revealed that payment transactions worth N33.2 trillion were performed electronically in August through the NIBSS Instant Payment platform (NIP). This brings the total value of e-payment deals in the last 8 months to N238.7 trillion! …

Why does a business require an MMO licence? Every technology solution service provider, in whatever sector, is most likely interested in how to reduce stress for customer’s subscription and payment through digital channels. One of the notable features of most online platforms is the provision …