{"id":42,"date":"2026-03-11T04:22:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pearltonassociates.com\/blog\/?p=42"},"modified":"2026-03-18T04:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:59:02","slug":"service-provider-psp-licensing-in-nigeria-legal-requirements-under-bofia-2020-and-cbn-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pearltonassociates.com\/blog\/service-provider-psp-licensing-in-nigeria-legal-requirements-under-bofia-2020-and-cbn-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Provider (PSP) Licensing in Nigeria: Legal Requirements Under BOFIA 2020 and CBN Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An in-depth analysis of Payment Service <strong>Payment <\/strong>Provider (PSP) licensing requirements in Nigeria under BOFIA 2020 and CBN Guidelines. Capital thresholds, compliance duties, and enforcement risks explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s digital payments ecosystem has experienced exponential growth over the past decade. Fintech operators, switching companies, payment gateways, and mobile money platforms now form critical infrastructure within the financial system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, payment services in Nigeria are not lightly regulated commercial activities. They fall squarely within the supervisory jurisdiction of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and are governed principally by the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA 2020), alongside sector-specific CBN regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pearltonassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Payment-Service-Provider-PSP-Licensing-in-Nigeria-Legal-Requirements-Under-BOFIA-2020-and-CBN-Regulations.pdf\">READ FULL ARTICLE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/pearltonassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.5715238412804267;width:312px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pearltonassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png 360w, https:\/\/pearltonassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An in-depth analysis of Payment Service Payment Provider (PSP) licensing requirements in Nigeria under BOFIA 2020 and CBN Guidelines. 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