The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says mobile money operators including fintech firms like OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint will resume the enrolment of new customers “in another couple of months”. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated this on Tuesday at the 295th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the apex bank in Abuja when the MPC jacked up interest rate from 24.75 per cent to 26. 25 per cent. The CBN chief said the apex bank has engaged many of the players on the need to strengthen their operations. Cardoso…
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Trade In Crypto, Get Your Account Blocked, OPay, Moniepoint To Customers
Nigerian fintech companies have warned their customers against trading in cryptocurrency or any virtual currency on their apps, threatening to block any accounts found engaging in such activities. At least four fintechs—Opay, Moniepoint, PalmPay, and Paga—have communicated this development to their customers on Friday. Last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria stopped major fintech firms like Kuda, Opay, PalmPay and Moniepoint from onboarding new customers. The CBN’s move was linked to an ongoing audit of the Know-Your-Customer process of the fintechs, which have been under scrutiny in recent months over…
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Numbers of Opay and PalmPay users in Nigeria have reached 40 million The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made clarification on viral reports that it has suspended accounts of some Fintech companies like OPAY and PALMPAY. Platforms Africa reports that the apex bank refuted the reports, describing it as fake news. READ ALSO: Naira Crisis: Millions of Nigerians Already Dragged Into Mental Illness – Expert How I Rake In N245,000 Weekly From Lagos Motorists – Fake LASTMA Officer BREAKING: NLC Declares Nationwide Strike Over Naira Scarcity Cash Crunch:…
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