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Fintech & PaymentsNigeria·

Nigeria’s central bank reopens its regulatory sandbox as the practical route to market for new payment models

In mid-August 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opened applications for the second cohort of its regulatory sandbox, inviting fintechs and licensed financial institutions to test payment, lending and infrastructure innovations under supervised conditions. The sandbox allows firms to run live products with real cu

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