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CBN Fixes N2b Capital for Mobile Money Operators

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed, in a circular signed by its Director, Payments System Management Department, Musa Jimoh, that all Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) are to maintain a minimum of N2 billion capital base.

MMO’s have also been authorized by the apex bank to hold customers’ funds under its new licencing framework.

According to the circular, the new framework offers clarity for new and existing market participants.

The CBN director explained that under the new licensing regime, e-money issuing, wallet creation, pool account management and other activities are permissible under super agents.

Jimoh said the new policy aligns with CBN’s commitment to promote a strong and credible payment system.

His words: “Given the significant evolution and innovation in the Nigerian payment system, all payment service providers and stakeholders are invited to note that payments system licensing has been streamlined according to permissible activities in four broad categories.

“The categories are Switching and Processing, Mobile Money Operations (MNOs), Payment Service Solutions (PSSs) and Regulatory Sandbox.”

Jimoh added that only MMOs were permitted to hold customer funds, adding that companies with licenses within any of the other categories were not permitted to hold customer funds.

He said companies seeking to combine activities under the switching and MMO categories were only permitted to operate under a holding company structure with subsidiaries clearly delineated.

He further explained that payments system companies in the PSS category may hold any of the PSSP, PTSP, and Super Agent licence or a combination of the licences thereof.

“All payment service providers and stakeholders in the payments system are required to ensure strict compliance with these requirements and all other payment system regulations,” he said.

He said that collaboration between licensed payment companies, banks and other financial institutions in respect of products and services are subject to CBN’s approvals.

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