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CBN mandates liveness checks and device limits to fight digital banking fraud
ABI Analysis
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Nigeria
tech
Sentiment: 0.00 (unrated)
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13/03/2026
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has tightened the rules for account opening and reactivation, mandating that all such processes must now include liveness verification and be validated in real time against the Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identity Number (NIN) database.
Sources: TechCabal
