Just in: CBN revokes licences of 4,173 bureau de change operators
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licences of 4,173 bureau de change (BDC) operators.
It announced this in a statement on Friday signed by Sidi Ali, its acting director, corporate communications.
The apex bank said the BDCs failed to observe at least one of its regulatory provisions, such as payment of all necessary fees, including licence renewal within the stipulated period.
“The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in exercise of the powers conferred on it under the Bank and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020, Act No. 5, and the Revised Operational Guidelines for Bureaux De Change 2015 (the Guidelines), has revoked the licences of 4,173 Bureaux De Change Operators,” CBN said.
Other provisions not adhered to are rendition of returns, compliance with guidelines, directives and circulars of the CBN, especially anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) and Counter-Proliferation Financing (CPF) regulations.
The apex bank said it is revising the regulatory and supervisory guidelines for the BDC operations in Nigeria.
“Compliance with the new requirements will be mandatory for all stakeholders in the sector when the revised guidelines become effective,” CBN said
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