Oluchi Chibuzor
3Line Card Management Limited, Nigeria’s fintech firm has explained that it opted out of payment transaction switching services because it no longer aligns with its overall business strategy.
The explanation followed the revocation of firm’s Switching Services Licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria, due to its inability to meet up with its statutory obligations and conditions of the regulator.
In a statement, the company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Femi Omogbenigun, disclosed that it had informed the regulatory authority that it was no longer interested in operating the licence.
“We actually wrote to CBN earlier this year, requesting that we want to put the licence on hold as we weren’t doing any switching business,” he stated.
By Kadiri Abdulrahman
Abuja, Dec. 25, 2020 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licenses of seven Payment Service Providers (PSPs) and one switch service provider, who were unable to meet up with their statutory obligations.
An official Gazette, obtained from CBN’s official website stated that the affected PSPs are; Easifuel Limited, Transaction Processing System (TPS), Grand Towers Limited, Paymaster Limited, E-Revenue Gateway Limited, Eartholeum Network Limited and Globasure Limited.
The PSP whose switch license was revoked is; 3Line Card Management Limited.
The gazette stated that the institutions that their licenses were revoked would cease to operate for a period of six months.
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Obinna Chima
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of seven payment service providers and one payment switching firm.
The affected firms are Easifuel Limited, Transaction Processing System (TPS), Grand Towers Limited, Paymaster Limited, E-Revenue Gateway Limited, Eartholeum Network Limited and Globasure Limited.
Also, the payment switch licence of 3Line Card Management Limited was revoked.
The CBN, in an official gazette signed by its Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, a copy of which was posted on its website yesterday, said the decision was taken because the seven firms ceased to carry on, in Nigeria, the type of business for which their licences were issued, for a continuous period of six months.
MONEY MARKET
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday announced the revocation of the operating licenses of seven dormant payment service providers (PSPs).
The PSPs are Easifuel Limited, Transaction Processing System (TPS), Grand Towers Limited, Paymaster Limited, and E-Revenue Gateway Limited. The others are Eartholeum Network Limited, Globasure Limited and 3Line Card Management Limited.
The seven PSPs according to the CBN have ceased to carry on, in Nigeria, the type of business for which their licenses were issued for a continuous period of six months. The apex bank disclosed this in an official gazette titled, Revocation of operating licenses of some Payment Service Providers (PSPs).