Two Nigerian fintech companies have paused enrollment of new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Two Nigerian fintech companies have paused enrollment of new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria .Confirming the development to TheCable on Monday, an official at one of the fintech firms, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they have started complying with the directive.
TheCable also attempted to open a new account with one of the fintech but a message from the platform said “we couldn’t complete your account opening process. We will let you know as soon as we can”.
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